Mother

There are very few days that go by that I don't think of my Mom. There is nothing or no one that can or will replace her. The great things abouts moms is that through all their faults their smiles always shine through. I know that as a mom I have let my emotions get the best of me and my situations. I guess I did learn it from my own mom. I can remember how a silly situation turned into a massive one. I also remember how she loved to be playful and she loved to wrestle, which I do too. I always saw her as a strong, beautiful, and loving woman.

My mom made all five of her daughters feel like we were the only ones in her eyes. In so many ways, I do not come close to her. She loved to give. There was never a time when she would say no to anyone with a need. I remember buying blankets for homeless people in the winter. When family members were in need she was also there to help them. When my parents owned a store in downtown El Paso all her regular customers remembered her giving heart even if was a coke to a thirsty customer,  meal to a hungry one, or even clothing to cold customer.

She was a hard worker and she was the Proverbs woman in my eyes. I am not sure she knew how much we loved her, how much she meant to us. As a mother I hope my girls love me as much as I loved my mother, I hope they see me as a strong woman who would die for them. That I have not come close to my best for them but I have done the best I knew how at the time. And I hope they forgive me for all my failures in my life and the failures I caused in their lives. I hope they know that I love them from here to the moon and back a million times.