Happy Mumsy Day

"God could not be everywhere, so He created mothers." ~Jewish Proverb

Listen up kiddos. I have the most fantastic mother ever! This year Mother's Day kind of just snuck up on me and I was not terribly prepared to shower my sweet mom with trinkets and gifts; and because I am a poor, startving, college student. However, thanks to my mom's delicious homemade cooking I'm not starving, just poor :)

I did spend the majority of the day thinking (shocker) about my mom, Sarah. I've always had this weird naiveity about the role of mothers. I never fully understand until I moved away and suddenly I had to do ALL the household cleaning, laundry, and cooking for myself. I had to pay bills, fill the gas tank, and budget so that I could afford rent and food. I loved every second of it but more importantly, I began to understand how hard my mom works to keep our home a happy and healty atmosphere. And she does it day, after day, after day. This Mother's Day I was able to empathize with the role that mothers' take upon themselves. It truly is a full time job, with few breaks, and under appreciated by the world today.

I am constantly amazed by the wisdom my mother offers. I have learned mos to life's most valueable lessons from her example; a few of which I will elaborate upon. Growing up, every Saturday morning us children were assigned a series of chores that had to be completed before we spent the reamainder of the day as we pleased. From this I learned not only how to clean but how to clean well and regularly. From a young age, my mom stressed the importance of financial independency. With her help I had a consistant job at fifteen and was expected to pay for any extracurricular activitites. I understand the value of budgeting and money. Basically, my mom taught me how to work hard- so that I could play hard. Sarah enjoys her play time and is a blast. She loves to travel, play cards, take pictures, laugh, go on adventures, spend time freely with those she cares about. Now I work hard to play hard.

Those are just a FEW of the lessons I have learned from Sarah. My mom is turly a wonderful example to me and I am incredibly grateful that she is my mumsy. I love her with all my heart. And I feel bad for you cause she's not your mother. Better luck next time, eh?!

Love always,
     Christine