Mother's Day

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 Mothers bring something into a family that is completely different than what fathers bring. I love that God designed it that way. Since it is mothers day, I will share my life experience of what my mothers have brought into my life. 

To start, my grandma brought a lot of wisdom and love into our family. She was a leader, a counselor and a lover. She has taught our family how to work through our conflict and how to show each other grace and accept each other for who we are. She always encouraged us to be what we wanted to be and challenged us to do greater things in life. She had a special way of reaching each individual family member in a way no other woman could. It was a beautiful gift she had. 

My mom has been a fighter since the day my older sister was born. Raising 3 kids back to back with a broken marriage which then led to sing motherhood was not an easy thing. She fought everyday to be the best mom she could be for her 3 little ones that had no idea what life was like yet. She taught us how to be independent and strong. She provided the love and nurturing that we needed. We would always sit in bed with her and talk about our days and our relationships and whatever we were going through in life. She would spend hours listening to us and holding us when we felt broken. She comforted us even when she was feeling broken herself. She always made sure that we had what we needed and never abandoned us when we were horrible teenagers! She fought through some very tough years and came out stronger then ever. Now as an adult we have more of a friendship type of relationship. She's everything I need in one. A friend, an encourager, a mother, a sister, a counselor, a prayer warrior, and a grandmother to my children. Her love as a mother has taught me so much of what kind of a love I want to have for my kids. 

My mother in law is a one of a kind! I have heard so many stories of people not getting along with their in laws and don't have a strong mother/daughter connection to their spouse's mom. I am very fortunate to say that I do have an amazing relationship with my husbands mom. Her nurturing and gentleness has shown me how to have a softer heart. Her attentiveness is something that I picked up since I met her and I implement it on my children now. I love the way she shows so much patience with me and also knows when to pull the mom card. She makes time to check in on me and to talk to me about life. I love that I have a woman like her in my life to call mom and for my kids to call grandma. She is an amazing example of everything a mother stands for. 

My other mother in law is such a strong and respectable woman! There are a lot of characteristics that she has that remind me of my mom which I find to be very comforting. She is very nurturing and her number one priority is to make sure her kids have what they need to succeed and grow healthy. She is always showing me how much she cares by giving me advice when I have things come up in life that I don't know what to do with. She has so much experience and wisdom to share with me and I love that she's never afraid to share those things. Her home is always inviting and full of delicious food! I love spending time with her and watching the way she balances everything life throws her way. She encourages me and inspires me everyday to educate myself so that I can better educate my kids and prepare them the best I can for life. 

I am so blessed to have these 4 woman all bring something different into my life that make me the woman and mother I am today. I continue to learn from them and grow to be better. 

Happy Mothers Day!