To my mom who chose me,

How blessed and lucky am I to have someone who has made my life so incredibly special and wonderful. To have a mother who cares and loves for me so deeply and selflessly. A mom who goes above and beyond to give me everything I've ever needed. A woman who has taught me to be strong and stand up for what I believe is right. To the greatest mom God could have ever given me I want to say thank you.

First, I must start by saying thank you for choosing me. Yes I said choosing me, because you see I was adopted. I was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and my birth mother knew she couldn't raise me so I got put in a baby home and entered the Russian adoption system. When I was 9 months old my parents got to take me home. This is without a doubt in my mind the greatest gift God has ever given me. I got a second chance at life, I got the opportunity to do something great.

Being adopted was never something that phased me growing up. The people who raised me always have been and always will be my parents. I've never once thought of them in any other way and I never will.

But to my momma most importantly, this is your day. Your day to be celebrated, loved, cherished. To remind you how much you mean to me and how much I love you. You are without a doubt in my mind my best friend. You are my confidante, my shoulder to cry on, the one with all the answers, you are my role model, my idol. You are everything and so much more. I thank God every single day of my life that you chose me to be your daughter, that you chose my life to save, that you made my dreams realities.

I cannot imagine what my life would be like had you not been there to save me. I don't ever want to know what my life will be like without you. I love you more than everything in this world mommy.