Sunday, May 12, 2013

Mother's Day 2013


Happy Mother’s Day, Mom.



Thank you for everything you've done for me.


Thank you for teaching me that happiness lies in people, not in possessions.


Thank you for making sure I understood what Christmas is really about.


Thank you for laughing, crying, grumbling, and raging with me.
Thank you for always always always lending an ear and a shoulder.
Thank you for being honest, patient, and kind.
Thank you for celebrating individuality and encouraging me to be my own person.


Thank you for loving me when individuality gave way to purple hair dye stains in the bathtub.
Thank you for showing me that anything worth doing is worth doing right.


Thank you for shuffling me to and from work before I had a car.
Thank you for all of the home-cooked meals.


Thank you for a hundred boxes of Crayola crayons and hours of coloring.
Thank you for mediating countless arguments.
Thank you for being patient when I was so trying in high school.
Thank you for singing along with the Disney songs.
Thank you for replacing Freds in the middle of the night.
Thank you for protecting me.
Thank you for encouraging my insatiable appetite for books and words.


Thank you for allowing me to decorate and personalize my room.
Thank you for showing me that there are always good people in the world.
Thank you for keeping me in check.
Thank you for giving me faith.
Thank you for taking care of me, of Jessica, of Dad, and of everyone around you.



Thank you for living by example instead of by words.

I love you more.
Rebecca Ruth




2 comments:

  1. I love this so much. Your mom sounds like an amazing mom. The very first picture of the picture of her sitting in front of the house with the actual house in the background in the present is nothing short of awesome.

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    1. She seriously is an amazing Mom. I couldn't have asked for anything more. And thank you! I liked going to my grandparents' old house with snapshots of my family and doing those. It's harder than you'd think to line everything up just right! :)

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