Mom

I love the fact that in my mother's case, her birthday and mother's day are only a few days apart (in this case her birthday is on the 5th and Mother's Day is on the 10th). The reason so is a sense of double-appreciation...one for her birth and the other that she chose to give birth...to me and my brothers and sisters...

One of the things that I like most about my mother is that we have grown close to one another...she and I are more like friends than mother and son...we love watching our San Antonio Spurs (although I must admit [with a smidge of pride], that there are times where she is a bit louder than I am)...Dallas Cowboys....and although we may disagree about the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue; we do so in a kind a civil way. We have even taken our vacations together (I remember the Oklahoma-Arkansas-Texas trip and the small town trips of summer the most....)

I am happy that I am one of the people that she leans on to help her with her schedule and payments and reminders. I thank God so much that when I was in the hospital that she was there not only to support me, but also to help those that were helping me (she was a CVN-Nurse's Assistant) and was able to help with some of the questions that I had; using her training to cut through the "smoke screen" of things to let me know the truth.

The reason why I am so grateful for my mom is that in a time where the role of motherhood is attacked and denigrated; that she is an example of what true motherhood is all about!

So to you all out there, if you haven't had a chance (other than Mother's Day) to thank your mom and show her that you love her; do so while you have a chance......