mother dear, I love you so
All that I am or hope to beI owe to my mother.
-Abraham Lincoln
I have the most amazing mother! And, despite my retort to her affectionate words for Angela, I am so grateful for her! That she loves and values me is a constant that I take strength from every day. I love her because she is a real person, who communicates on a real level. She values every person and recognizes that they have something to offer. She loves, lives and learns the gospel and I have felt the calm, peaceful, quiet witness of the Spirit many times in my life because she taught me how to recognize it and she encourages me to seek it by her example. I could gush all day- but I need to go and try to be as good a mother to my little ones as she is to me. I love you mother! Don't you even think of sleeping on Ben's couch! Or Angela's!
posted by jenn | 2/08/2006
6 Comments:
You're a very lucky girl Jenn. She is a wonderful person and great mother.
Now why didn't I write that blog?? You said it perfectly. Amen to all of that! If I'm half the mother she was to me, I think I'm doing a pretty good job.
I hardly know what to say... Can I frame this tribute?
Do you know that everything you said about me I can say about you? You girls do the same things for me. Thank you so much. I love you too.
(Blogging isn't so bad after all.)
Make up my bed; I'll be there in April!
You guys are so sweet. Although I have a great realtionship with my mother, I feel like I'm constantly trying to gain her acceptance. You're so lucky Jenn!
My mom's the BEST! Luckily I have some pretty sweet sisters who exemplify these same characteristics while Mom is so far from here. I miss you all!
Jenn, I have looked at your mom's blog a couple of times and I have to say, she seems like a pretty amazing woman. Although I have never met her, I've been inspired by her and a little in awe. And to think she almost didn't start her blog! So glad she did and so glad she's your mom.
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