Mothers Day. A day to celebrate those who you consider to be a mother in your life. Those who sacrifice and provide everything they can for the bettering of their children. A mother does not have to be the woman who gave birth to you nor does she have to be the same species. In my life I have 3 mothers and each has left such an imprint.
For starters there is my birth Mom. The woman who raised me and dedicated 18 years to making me into the woman I am today.
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My mom had 3 other girls and I was the baby of the bunch being some what of a surprise ha ha.
My mother even to this day makes everything I do out to be the greatest accomplishment of all times. I could have done something as simple as cooked a new recipe and she would be proud to tears of me. I find nothing but joy from my mother and I appreciate all she has sacrificed to raise me the right way. Regardless of the relationship my parents had she went through a lot to support her children and made sure we had a life full of love and laughter. You hear people say your mom can not be your friend but mine truly is. We would have mother daughter shopping days, play checkers and even do puzzles together. I've learned how to cook from her and love to sew because of her passion to do just the same. I love her very very much.
When I decided to marry Travis I found myself with another mother whom I consider to be one of the most kind-hearted woman on the face of this earth. When my father found out of our engagement and my lack of pursuing college at the time, I was told to move out. Tonya then took me in with open arms as a daughter of her own loving me all the same as her own children.
Aside from being my husband's mother she is also one of my best friends mothers and I've seen the hearts she's grown in both of these important people in my life. SO many sacrifices and acts of love from this woman and Travis and I feel honored to call her Mom. Never judgmental and never one to make you feel unwelcome.
Last but most certainly not least there is Mrs. Dana. Dana is who I consider to be my adopted mother through my friendship with Krista. As a child I ran through the neighborhood playing tag, having sleep overs and growing into being a teenager with her daughter growing closer and closer each year. At one point I lived with them while my father was out of town and she was never one to treat me any differently from her own child. Warm desert always on the counter, dinner made for her hard working family every night and always God in her heart I couldn't help but see her as a wonderful mother figure. A role model even.
Krista is one of those friends who will always be close to me regardless of marriage, college and anything else life throws at us. I will always see Mrs. Dana as a mother of mine.
Now for this mothers day I will be spending time with who I consider to my my children. As Travis told me the other day, "You can celebrate mothers day too, you're a mom to the pups!" My kids are not human but will love me as any infant would love a mother. Heck I even share my bed with them!
Until Travis and I decide to have children of our own these four will be our pride and joy. I can't brag about their straight A's but I can share a million pictures and brag about how far Kodak jumped off the pool stairs. lol.
