For My Mom...

With mother’s day being today, this is a blog post for my mom.

Literally, if there was an award for Best Mom in the World – my mom would probably win it. And anyone who knows my mom would definitely agree, too. Simply put, my mom is an amazing mom. She is just the best mom in the world. Actually, I would even put her up against the moms on Mars and Venus and Pluto and other planets. I think that my mom is the greatest mom in the universe!

But some of you might not know why my mom is so great. Let me just tell a couple of quick things about my mom that make her so great. First, my mom is so good at anticipating needs. I can’t even explain how great she is at helping people before they even ask and being there for people simply based on seeing a need. She meets people’s needs without making them feel badly or embarrassed. Basically, I think my mom is so great at anticipating people’s needs because she is so in tune with people. It has been a lifelong example for me, and I hope I can be half the helper that my mother is.

Also, another thing that makes my mom great is her ability to always be there. One of the things that I looked forward to the most when I came back from Ecuador and from Kenya was simply seeing my mom. I knew she would be there for me. I knew she would just be mom. That was one of the things that I knew I could depend on. And my return from Ecuador is still one of my favorite moments with my mom. She is just always there for me – no matter where I am. I love my mom.

(And, yes, I really did write this blog for my mom. Although I have to print it off and give it to her…because she has no idea what a blog is.)