Dear Q Friends,
This Sunday is Mother's Day....A day we set aside to honor our mothers, step-mothers, sisters who are moms, daughters who are moms, and those who have been like a mom to us in some way throughout our lives. I am one of the very lucky ones who has a mother who is truly a gift from heaven above. My husband, half-jokingly, calls her "a saint". She would be the first to disagree.
The older I get, the more I am amazed at how much I've become like my mom. When I was younger, everyone always remarked about how much I was like my dad....in both personality and resemblance. As much as I adore my mother, I really never thought I was very much like her. My younger sister, Jennifer, definitely always LOOKED much more like her than I did. In personality, I was, and am vibrant and outspoken, a leader, very driven to do well, and be successful....just like my dad. I also love cars, pets, taking care of the lawn, baseball, buying presents for those I love, and am the proverbial "life of the party"...like my dad.
But now that I am older, something peculiar has gradually happened to me, without my even noticing. I have become much more like my mom. I now see we have the same smile, and the same laugh. (Even though I still have dad's brown eyes and command of a room). But I've become more gentle and kind, patient and helpful, emotional and happy to be in the background... sometimes.....just like my mom. And I love that. Because if I could be even a "smidgeon" of the remarkable person my mother is, I would be honored. She had taught me the gentleness in life, to have a huge heart, to notice the little things of beauty along the way. (Although I STILL cannot make her apple pie or spaghetti sauce HALF as well as she, no matter how hard I try!) I have come to realize that my mother is every bit as strong and outgoing and a leader as my father...sometimes more.... but she was always very subtle about it.
She was and is exceptional and has raised 6 exceptional children, all very different from each other, but all a credit to her and to my dad.
I am very lucky to have two wonderful parents, who both have had a huge positive influence on the woman I have become. I am so proud to be their daughter. I am so happy I am now, so much like my mother. Happy Mother's Day to all Mom's, Step Moms, Pet Mom's and EVERY type of Mom. Thank you for the love you give us every single day. We would not be here without you and we are so happy to have you in our lives, or in heaven watching over us. God Bless you and have a wonderful day!!
Love,
Carolyn XO