How to love. Regardless of how unlovable you could be at times she always loved you. Regardless how hurt or angry she was, she always chose love. No matter what she always taught you to love others, no matter how they treated you. She taught you to be strong. Moms are probably the strongest women out there. Not only do some spend 9 months with you growing inside of them literally tearing their body apart, later to endure the pain of birthing you. They deal with sleepless nights, and you throwing up all over their new shirt. They deal with you screaming at them and being so mean. They deal with other things too, like where the next meal will come from or how she could possibly do this mom thing. She taught you how to laugh. No matter what kind of weather or mood she always taught you to laugh at the end of the day. Whether it was something to laugh about or not, she definitely made you laugh. She taught you how to fight. And I don’t mean literally fight. By fight I mean push through the difficult things and keep trying. She taught you to stay strong and persevere. She taught you that it’s okay to make mistakes. Believe it or not, even moms make mistakes! And it’s okay if you make some too. She taught you that no matter how badly you mess up she’s always going to be there for you. She will always catch you when you fall. No matter what. She taught you to be a friend.

Even if that girl was SO mean to you and you just can’t even with her. Or that boy pulled your hair in line. Or the kids beat you up on the bus. She told you the only thing to do is be a friend back to them. Don’t stoop to their level. She taught you to love Jesus. In the good times and the bad she taught you to always turn and love Jesus. She walks in the light of Him and so should you. She taught you how to be kind. She’s honestly the nicest person you will ever meet. She not only told you how, but she modeled it for you. whether it be in line at the grocery store, or with her friends. She was always nice. She taught you how to appreciate the oldies. Yep, and I’m talking like the 80s music. She taught you that it’s okay to stand out. She wants you to be yourself and doesn’t care how weird you are. (Okay, maybe she’ll ask you to tone it down a bit in public). She taught you to always follow your dreams. No matter how many times you thought about giving up, no matter how many times you called her from an hour away crying because you just can’t do it, she always reminds you why you’re in it, and keeps you motivated. She taught you to work hard. In school, in your job, in your relationships. You should always give your all. Not only did she always tell you that, she shows that in her own life too. She taught you to nag. Enough said. *insert eye roll* Most importantly, she taught you how to live. Whether it’s for school or Jesus. Friends or family. Your dreams. She taught you what life is all about. Although I could keep on going on things my mom taught me, these just basically sum everything up.

Moms are honestly the most down to earth, genuine people out there. At least my mom is. I don’t think we give them enough credit, or even enough thank yous. From the countless times she drove you places or did your laundry. To the deeper things like loved you when she honestly probably wanted to ship you to Mexico. Moms are definitely a gift from God and I’m so blessed to have the kindest, most selfless one out there. Thanks for all you do Mom, I love you so much!