Happy Tuesday, y’all! Hope all is well all around today. It’s shaping up to be a busy day for me today, so here’s to hoping I get it all done.
Today, I am thankful for the moms in my life. That’s right, plural momS.
I have an amazing mom (Pattie) who is one of my dearest friends. I talk to her every day and we have a very strong and close relationship. We are so much alike that we agree strongly and on rare occasion clash mightily. Fortunately, the clashes are very few and far between these days. (Let’s not talk about my stubborn/know-it-all teen years, okay?) We are able to lend a listening ear when needed and to “tell it like it is” when that is needed too. We have so much fun hanging out together too. We like to shop (mostly for antiques or “junk”), we like coming up with new kitchen ideas and neither one of us would mind being at the beach for any given length of time. I am blessed to have this strong bond with my mom and I’m very thankful for it. I love watching her bond with my girls grow too. Motherly love never divides – it always multiplies and my mom is a wonderful example of that through all three of her precious grandchildren.
My step-mom Dorothy is another blessing in my life. She has been married to my daddy for over 20 years now and has really been a special person in my life for all this time. We have a wonderful relationship. We can laugh at the absolute silliest of things, but to us it’s the funniest stuff we’ve ever heard. We share a love of music and appreciate much of the same works. She brings a lot of joy to my life. And, I love the way she loves my girls and they love her too. The old stepmother myth from fairytales simply isn’t true here. Far from it. I couldn’t have prayed for a better step-mom than Dorothy.
My mother-in-law Linda is the kind of mother-in-law every woman should be blessed to have. She is thoughtful, generous and loving. She accepted me pretty much immediately. She offered to buy me a wedding planner book before Mickey and I were even engaged. 😉 She has been incredibly supportive of me and of us as a family. It’s so obvious how much she loves the girls (and all four of her grands!) and they love her too. We don’t get to see Mickey’s parents all that often because we live 800 miles apart, but our time with them is always very special. And, I know that I am blessed to have a genuinely precious mother-in-law.
I have also had some amazing “other mothers” in my lifetime. I moved to this area by myself in 1998. I didn’t have much money to my name, didn’t know anyone and basically starting a new phase of life on my own. I started working a hospital in Atlanta when I moved here. There were some ladies there that really took me under their wings and helped me to not only adjust to being here, but to grow into my own. Those ladies were Joan, Janice, Mildred, Peggy-Ann, Paula and Debbie. Almost immediately, they surrounded me with love, friendship and guidance. Sweet Mildred has gone on to Glory now and I think about her often. The other ladies and I keep in touch, mostly via the internet through email and/or Facebook. I hope they know how much they mean to me because they stepped up for me at a time when I needed it the most.
Last, but certainly not least, I am blessed to have other family members and friends who are moms. Becoming a mom has such an awesome blessing for me. Being a stay at home mom is an absolute dream come true. Still, it’s not always easy. Having other moms around for advice, support, guidance, help and friendship is so important. Other moms have offered me more than I could ever put into words. It’s a beautiful network and I know that I couldn’t make it without other moms.
Thank you to all the moms in my life. You are all amazing!!
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