Mama,

A thank you in words will never be enough to express how lucky and blessed I am to have you in my life. Your strength is inspiring, your kindness is contagious and your love is never ending. The lessons I have learned from you will stay with me for life and while I'm off at college learning some of life's lessons on my own I feel your support even miles away. This year has been a rollercoaster ride, but through it all your strength never fell. Sometimes I really don't know how you do it. It seems like your plate is constantly full but no matter the situation you never lose hope, and you never let me lose hope either. One day I aspire to be the strong woman you are, but quite honestly I don't know if that's even possible.I will forever be grateful for the sacrifices and decisions you made to better the lives for us. I hope one day to live a life that will do justice to all the sacrifices you made. So, this Mother's Day here's a few "thank yous" that were left unspoken.

Thank you for being my best friend.

Thank you for putting me and my brothers before everything else.

Thank you for being our strength through the hardest of times.

Thank you for the sacrifices you made to give us the best life you could.

Thank you for teaching me how to embrace the imperfections.

Thank you for teaching me to never give up.

Thank you for being there when the stresses of life made me feel so alone.

Thank you for teaching me how to have courage in the toughest situations.

Thank you for all the advice throughout the years.

Thank you for being whatever role you needed to be in the time being.

Thank you for always making sure my heart were as full as my stomach.

Thank you for the everlasting support.

Thank you for making me feel important.

Thank you for being there through it all.

Thank you for pushing me to be successful in all that I did.

Thank you for being such an amazing role model.

Thank you for teaching me the importance of family.

Thank you for teaching me the meaning of love.

Thank you for being my role model.

Thank you for taking a bad situation and turning it into a learning experience.

Thank you for being a constant in my life.

Thank you the endless amount of much needed hugs and kisses.

Thank you for filling my life with so much love and support.

Thank you for all the crazy adventures that turned into the best memories.

Thank you for letting me make my own mistakes and being there to help me back up.

Thank you for so much more but most of all,

Thank you for being my sunshine when skies are grey.

I love you forever, mama. Happy Mothers Day!