happy mother's day to one and all!

today is mother's day. the day you finally thank your mother for all of the hard work she puts in year-round. i've been thinking a lot this year about mothers-to-be. are they often wished a happy mother's day? cuz they are technically already mothers. i don't think that hallmark (and other card companies) makes cards for them.

i think the best experience i've had was yesterday at the grocery store. i was moseying along an aisle when two small girls in a cart decided they needed to say hello to me. when i smiled, the oldest asked me if i liked her card. it was actually a mother's day card. as her mother was in tow, i asked the girl what she was going to do for her mother for mother's day. the girl didn't know what to say (i'm sure her father was the organizer), so i told to make sure that it was something special. i think the icing on the cake was that as they walked away, the mother sweetly repeated what i had said. like it was sinking in that she deserved something special. well i hope that she is having a special mother's day, having two little girls she deserves it.

my mother, having children all grown up, deserves it too. any praise my brother and i receive is only because of my mother. she worked really hard at raising us, teaching us self-respect and respect for others, as well as a thirst for knowledge and a vast understanding. at one point we talked very little, specifically during my first few years of college. there were no hard feelings, but it was my time to rebel. i did little things here and there that rubbed my mom the wrong way. and i certainly had no urge to talk to her. i had just recently discovered that you can choose to love your family members, and i was deciding how much i wanted mine in my life. (we aren't horribly dysfunctional, but there are people in my family who do not want the best for me.) as i came into adulthood, my mom has become more and more important to me. she is who i want to be, with slight improvements. she's intelligent, loving (though she isn't quick to show it), and still quite beautiful. who wouldn't want to be her?

all in all i love my mom, and hope that she has a phenomenal mother's day. she certainly deserves it!