Thursday Thirteen

After my land blasting of my husband for Mother’s Day, I must confess my own transgressions. On Tuesday, we were at Mom and Dad’s place to drop the kids off when I spied my Mom’s Mother’s Day cards all lined up on display. My card was absent. That’s right. My own mother and I gave her nothing more than a curt “Happy Mother’s Day” on Sunday morning. So now, I will offer my Thursday Thirteen and today’s topic will be “Thirteen Reasons I Love My Mom”.

1. She has created a very intimate friendship with me that I treasure fiercely.
2. She loves on my babies when I am away from them.
3. She raised three fine boys who grew into three stunning gentlemen (3 for 3 is some feat)
4. She taught me everything I know about being a good wife.
5. She never shied away from letting us know how much she loves my Dad.
6. She is one of the most down to earth geniuses I know.
7. I have learned more from her teachings on Genesis than I have learned from any other teacher or professor.
8. She taught me the fine art of submission, to both husband and Word.
9. She has an uncanny eye for interior design.
10. She stayed up all night making me a dog costume when I was in the 4th grade- all because I volunteered her at the last minute.
11. Her bedside manner is hands down the best (Aunt Sandra is also up there).
12. I know that she prays for me and my little family.
13. She lets me be me and overlooks my glaring shortcomings with much finesse.