I wrote a similar article to this one over a year ago, but I thought it was about time to bring it back up. In the simplest of terms, my mother is a superhero all her own. She raised me all by her side. Yes, she had some help from my grandparents, but for the most part, it was all her.

I could never imagine being the position she was put in. A young, barely adult, woman with a newborn baby girl with not the slightest clue how to parent, but she did it.

She is, without doubt, one of the strongest women I know. She has raised two daughters mostly by herself. She's always made sure that we had what we needed to get through the day and life.

My mother has taught me so much about life. She's taught me to be caring and considerate, but also how to be strong and independent.

She's done her best not to miss a moment of either of her kids' lives. She went to everything for me in high school. Even in college, she does what she can to make it to events that matter to me. Whether it's my directing debut or her traveling across the state to watch me compete in horseback riding.

She sat through all my stages from the fussy baby to the playful kid to the moody teenage, and now the very confused college kid. She has always listened to my problems whether it was a small thing that wouldn't matter in three days or something that changed my life.

I always know I have her when I need her, even if it's me calling at one in the morning freaking out.

I know things haven't always been easy for her, but she's always put on a brave face for us. She loves us and she makes sure we know that everyday.

She has allowed me to make my own path in this crazy world, but she never far behind when I need her. I hope one day I can be as good of a mother as she has been to me. I want my kids to look up to me like I do her. Without a doubt, my mother is the greatest superhero I will ever know.