Shout Out to My Mom
tammy May 11th, 2008
To one of the greatest inspirations of my life…
Mom, you were one of the few people in my young life who truly believed I could do and be whatever I wanted to be, that my life could be bigger and better despite limiting circumstances. Thank you for that. You tell me all the time how proud you are of me, but the truth is that anything I may ever accomplish in this life can be traced right back to those early seeds that you planted in my heart.
And thank you for your example of how to be a strong, fierce, independent woman. You’ve been beaten down in life more than once, but I’ve watched you get right back up every time. There is always a way to move forward, there is always hope for a better tomorrow. You taught me that.
And thank you for refusing to give up your dreams just because making them come true was difficult. Against all odds, you persevered through Nursing school while working long hours to support yourself, when you might instead have been thinking about retirement. I was so very proud this past Friday to watch you walk across that stage and receive your nurse’s pin. My mom, the R.N. How awesome is that?
You teach me by example that the world will still be wide open to me, no matter how far in life I may have already traveled. Thank you for that, too.
Mom, I love you with all my heart. I hope this day is filled with utmost joy and deepest satisfaction in the life you have created and the numerous ways you inspire me and others every day. Your life giving strength, your resilience, your willingness to make the hard choices and persevere… I’m sure you make the Great Mother Spirit, Mama Earth, proud.
Happy Mother’s Day!
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Thanks for making me cry on Mother’s Day. That was so beautiful and moving. I wish I had your talent with words so I could tell you what an inspiration you are to me. Through this whole journey, you kept me going. I’ll tell you again and again how very proud I am of the woman that you are and if I had anything to do with it, then I pat myself on the back.
Happy Mother’s Day to you as well. You are my pride and joy.
I love you
Mom XOXOXO