My Mom

I had heard the statement many times...

"Just wait until you are a mom, then you will understand."

I would roll my eyes or just think to myself, "How can something make you that different?"

How? Oh, so easily it happens. Being a mom has made me completely different... but it has also given me a new view of the world and other people.

Now looking at my mom through my new mom eyes - I see a lot more - I know a lot more and I appreciate a lot more.

My mom...

• sacrificed everything for us
• worked overtime and extra jobs so we could have what we needed
• cried on her way to work because she missed us
• was a single mom through the week - every week because my dad worked on the road
• never complained about any of this
• made everyday things fun
• would let me get my own cart at the grocery
• loves holidays and anything that involves her giving presents
• would push us around in the laundry cart at the wash-n-fold
• thinks that Eva is the most perfect baby in the world
• is the best grammy Eva could ever have
• will make me a better mommy

Happy Mother's Day to my mom and to Eva's Grammy