Dear Mom,

Thank you for always attending every recital, soccer game, girl scout meeting, and honors ceremony. You have also never failed to get me to wherever I needed to be when I needed to be with no complaints. You provide for me one hundred percent of the time. You are up before me and you go to sleep after me. You pick me up when I am down and have shown me what it looks like to be successful. You give me the best advice, even when I do not want to hear it, but need to hear it. You believe in me, even when I cannot believe in myself. You are my driving force to do well in all that I do. In that, you have taught me the important lesson to always finish when I start.

You always make me feel as though my minor accomplishments are big accomplishments. I have learned all of my strength and perseverance from your example. You are kind to the friendless, provide for the less fortunate, and work every day to make the lives of the community better. You never complain when you have to take me to friends houses, or to the mall (even though I take forever to pick out clothes). You have truly bent over backward to get me to where I am today. Despite all of the bumps in the road, you have always managed to steer me back on track on course.

I love you so much,

Caroline