Celebrating the Wonderful Women in our Lives

These are the magnificent human beings who gave us life, nurtured and cared for us, taught us right from wrong and stood willingly behind, beside or in front of us on each and every step of our life’s journey to make sure that we were being treated fairly and that we were okay. Celebrating the wonderful women in our lives should happen every day!

Let’s face it, we aren’t always the easiest people to be with or even the kindest, but to our moms…. we are perfectly perfect.

From packing our lunches, to driving to sports practices and games, birthday parties and sleepovers, picking us up from late night events, to wiping tears over broken relationships, and giving loving helpful advice on topics too many to mention, moms are extraordinary and deserve unending recognition for their contributions in shaping us into thoughtful and well rounded people.

From personal experience, I wouldn’t be the person that I am today if not for having the incredible mom that I do. She is more than extraordinary. Her strength to overcome struggle and sadness, her willingness to forgive and make the best out of every situation, her care and compassion for her family and friends and her unending willingness to make our world a better place…. these are but a few of her qualities. I am blessed to be her daughter, and I know that I am a better person for walking beside, and learning from, this amazing woman.

I am blessed in this life to also be surrounded by other amazing and supportive women, including my grandmas, aunties, sisters (blood and soul), cousins, nieces and friends. This road I walk is easier and more filled with joy and wonder because of each of them.

My hope is that you have an amazing woman like this in your life… a mom, grandma, auntie, step-mom, mother-in-law, friend… someone to look to for guidance and knowledge, for it is from that learned and trusted source that we gain love and understanding to support our children and grandchildren.