Mom, where would I be without you? You've taught me so much over the years it would be impossible to write it all down. Without your strength and wisdom I don't know where I would be today. Thank you, thank you for being the courageous woman I find myself looking up to every single day.
1. Appreciate conversation
She taught me to appreciate the little conversations with your parents, siblings and grandparents. They may not seem like a big deal at the time. But, then you're off to college and you find yourself missing their voice and missing the silly little convos you had with them. From talking about school, to lame jokes, you'll find yourself wanting that back.
2. Seek The Lord
Some people choose not to believe in him, others choose not to acknowledge him, my mother taught me to seek him. I learned to seek him in the good times and the bad. He's always there to listen to me when no one else will. And when the going gets rough it's nice to know I have God to guide me.
3. Work hard
I have no other bigger inspiration than my mom. She had me at a very young age and still graduated with honors at the University of Texas. Big shoes to fill right? Right. She teaches me every day that working hard for what I want will pay off no matter how long it takes and no matter how many tears were shed in the making. She teaches me not to give up, no matter how wrong things are going for me, to always find the silver linings in things.
4. Not all relationships work out
If it's a friendship or a relationship, it's okay for things to end. People change and grow everyday. It's perfectly okay to not have your entire high school clique by your side in college. And as we grow, we experience new things, meet to people and eventually will meet the love of our life. She also taught me it's so important to value quality over quantity. And to seek the best in our friends, and be with people that bring out the best in us.
5. Be thankful
This is something you taught me at a very young age, and seems to become more and more important every day. We have a lot to be grateful for, even at times when we don't even realize it. Learning to be thankful, even for the smallest things has got me through a lot throughout the years, and I know will continue to do so.
I hope this article opens up your heart and your eyes to appreciate your mothers even more! And thank you, Mom, you've always been with me through the think and thin, and continue to teach and lead me through an amazing life.
Your best friend, Haley.
