Happy Thanksgiving Mom!

I woke up this morning and for a split second, I felt sad. It has been that way for me on every holiday and birthday, since my mom died. I say for a split second because I know that my mom would have scolded me for feeling sorry for myself, had she been alive. My mom’s lessons have remained with me, to the point that I still hear her words, as though she is in the room with me.

She held me accountable for my actions and only praised me when I really deserved it! It always made me try even harder, to gain her approval. She exemplified the words kindness, forgiveness, honor, faith and conscience but she was not a push over. She would speak her mind to anyone who attempted to take advantage, many times to my chagrin! Her lessons have been the foundation of the person that I am today. That person would be both good and bad, depending on who is evaluating me.