InMyMother'sArms.

     Many people can carry on about how their mom is the best mom in the world, invincible, stronger, more beautiful, more courageous, or smarter. But I'm just writing this to tell you of why I love my mother and what makes her one of my heroes. 

    When you're a little girl, you are constantly searching for an idea of beauty to live up to. Let me tell you something, my mother is beautiful. I constantly looked at her and thought to myself, "Man, I just hope that one day I am as beautiful as my mother". Her hair always perfect in it's own way. She taught me how to do my makeup and appreciate the art of makeup design. She taught me that we should always treat our bodies with respect, because if we don't do that then we lose respect from our bodies and it will bite us in the butt. 
     Her eyes have always amazed me. Golden brown with a few flakes of dark brown. Always filled with kindness. She smiles with her eyes. You can see the kindness radiating from her heart and out through her eyes. So many stories, cautions, lessons, ideas, warnings, feelings of love can be seen in my mother's eyes. 

     She'll always rag on her smile. Always saying her teeth aren't as straight, white or perfect as she would want them to be, but her smile, oh man... My mother's smile is one of my greatest memories. She was always smiling. Whenever I am scared or nervous, she is always there to smile at me and tell me that everything is going to be okay. Her smile is a reminder that God has a plan for everything that happens, so we simply need to nod our heads, take his hand, and let him guide us through this journey of life. 

    The next thing I adore about my mother is her laugh... It's loud and you can identify it from miles away, but it is one of the most glorious things I have ever heard. Simple, Carefree, Happy. That is my mother's laugh.

      Oh how her singing voice gives me chills... I remember being little and sitting through the service and then my mom got to sing a solo. It was beautiful. Her voice flows through the air and seems to soothe any of my fears or worries... She may think that she can no longer sing (due to a doctor's mistake) but I will always think of her voice as a voice that was given to her by God for a reason. Beautiful, Smooth, Inspiring. 

      Another marvelous thing about this woman is her kindness. I have never seen such a kind human being. She is currently a nurse and I don't think she could have picked a better profession. Whenever I go to visit her at work it seems that everyone of her patients tell me that she is the nicest nurse they've ever had... I would agree with them. She has kindness towards you no matter how many knives you've stabbed in her heart and that amazes me. It's like there is a never ending supply of kindness that just lives in her heart 24/7. I hope that one day I can be as kind and gentle as her. I strive to make such a difference in peoples lives with my kindness, just like she has. 

     So far with the way I have written this, it seems as if my mother has had the easiest life and she was just blessed in every way. Wrong. My mother has endured trial after trial and sometimes I wonder if it will ever stop. Family. Work. Life. It just seems as if life throws things at her left and right and she never gets a break. But do you want to know something? My mother is strong. I amazed by her strength every day of my life. When life throws something at her, she takes things in stride and comes out with a still positive attitude. How does she do it? I would've fallen down countless times if I would have had to endure those trials, but she keeps on truckin'. I am simply amazed. She has given me her strength in some ways. I am beginning to realize that I am like my mother when it comes to enduring things and moving on. I mean, everything happens for a reason, right?

     There are so many things rushing through my head right now about my mother, but I don't know how to write it down. Strength. Courage. Kindness. Love. Hugs. Kisses. Security. Blessed. Amazing. Never Broken. Endurance. Perfect.

     I hear people complain about becoming like their mother, but I couldn't ask for anything better. I strive to be as faithful as my mother. As strong as her, as smart as her, as brave as her, as beautiful as her (inside and out). I'm crying as I write this because I can't imagine anybody else that I would want for a mother. She is such a wonderful role model and I thin God did right when he chose her to be my mother. 

      My mother is strong, beautiful, and capable of handling anything you throw her way. She has taught me to be independent and to fight for what I want. So after all this typing I will say that yes, my mom is the best in the world. I can't wait to go home this weekend and give her a hug, because after all, her arms are one of my favorite places to be. I love my Momma Bear. 

     

Thankful Hearts.♥

Okay, well it seems if everybody is doing the "days of thanks" on Facebook but seeing as how I am late to adding to that, I am just going to type it on here. Here I go...

Thankfulness. Be Thankful. Thankful Hearts. Be appreciative of what you have and who you have. 

I am thankful for sooooooo many things in my life. The first I will start off with is my God and my faith. Some may scoff at this silly idea of religion, but it is what holds my life together. What am I to believe in and trust in if I cannot have my religion? God has given me everything I am thankful for. He has given up his one and only son in order to free this world of sin and pain, and yet here we are polluting it once again.

I am thankful for my family. Lord love them all. My family is crazy, loud, annoying, redneck, city folk, funny, rambunctious, but most of all they are loving. I couldn't go in my life without any of them. I would love to list a reason for why I love all of them, but I know I would accidentally leave one out and they may get their feelings hurt. I'm not being rude, it's just a fact of life but I still love them.

I am thankful for my friends. I cannot even begin to explain how much my friends do for me. They are always there to cheer me up, help me out, be there for me, be stupid with me, calm me down, call me out, and just be my friends. We have laughed, cried, slapped each other, caused each other to not be able to breathe from lack of oxygen due to excessive laughter, and we have even thrown each other off of cars. These friends are true and I couldn't live a single day without any of them. This paragraph could go on and on and on and on... My roommates, my suite mates, my friends that I have made in College, my friends that I have made in high school, my friends from scouting, my friends that I have made from random encounters. I could never, ever, in a million years ask for a group of friends better than the ones I currently have. 

I am thankful for my boyfriend, Taylor. He is so caring and loving, I don't know how I became so lucky. I always know that I can come to him with anything and he will always be there. I know I will always have the freedom to be independent but still have his love. I know that God has given him to me for a reason, and I would never change that. He gives me the strength and courage to do new things and to reach for my goals. He is my support system when I feel as if nothing but bad things could happen. He is there to tell me when my emotions have overcome my logic. He is there to help me remain the strong and goal driven woman that I am. He loves me unconditionally, he loves me with all his heart, and I do the same for him. I am thankful for his love.

I am thankful for my education. You can look at the countries around us, Heck! you can look at our own nation and see that not everyone is lucky enough to gain an education. I have gained an elementary education, junior high education, high school education, and NOW I am earning my college education , and I have the hopes of attaining my master's  degree! EDUCATION is something to be thankful for no matter your situation. Without an education, you get nowhere in life.

I am thankful for the mistakes I have made and for the mistakes others have made. Without these mistakes, I would make more than I already do. I do my best to learn from my past mistakes and the mistakes of others.

I am thankful for the military and their families. Without them and their service, I would not have the opportunity to be typing this. 

I am thankful for Boy Scouts of America. Oh my goodness, I cannot explain how much this organization has changed my life. It entered my life when I seemed to have needed it the most. It has made me into a better person, and it has taught me that there is hope for the future yet. 

I am thankful for my jobs. I work with children. I foster their knowledge and imagination. I am responsible for what goes on in their life, mind, and heart. What more of a blessing could one ask for?

I am thankful for the opportunities I have been given in life. I've had so many chances to grasp onto and to help me become a better person. 

I am thankful for many things in life. Music, freedom of speech and expression, nature, love, the way I was raised, the support given to me, and in general my life. I am thankful.