... to my beautiful mother...
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The older I get, the more I'm thankful I'm turning into my mother.
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... and she wonders why I have two dogs...
However, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Our passion for our four legged family members started way before my Mother.
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...like mother like daughter, & granddaughter...
First, I want to thank my Mother.
For my appreciation of getting my degree from an all women's college. I'll admit, this wasn't my first choice. But if I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't change a thing. ...once again, she's right.
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Winthrop College
For my passion for design & rearranging.
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"Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun." - Mary Lou Cook
However, the couch eventually had to go.
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... Note: this is the same couch in the first picture (that I finally said goodbye to 3 years ago). Sorry Mom!
... for believing in my talents & the support to keep me going. That sweet little lady would proudly display mine and my brother's artwork around our kitchen growing up, even if she wasn't quite sure what it was. If it weren't for her words of encouragement, she would have not gotten her Christmas present below. Thank you for not giving up!
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She is my teacher.
She has taught me how to love. Family, a good porch, myself, & God. How important it is to have those relationships. ...how to love your sibling, no matter what! (Sorry Hunter, you were stuck with me since 1986!)
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...how to be independent. She has molded me into a strong woman (who can mow her own grass!).
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... my brother calls this "Project Short Grass"...
hope you enjoyed your beer...
...the importance of Sundays... and starting them off with breakfast in bed & ending them with popcorn suppers. Yes. She did this. Every Sunday we had cinnamon rolls & OJ brought to us in bed. (She's a keeper!) We ended the day with popcorn because...
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Sunday dinners. and by "dinner" I mean middle of the day meal. Talk about a phenomenal cook! As a woman who now has her own dining room table, I'm very thankful I was taught the proper way to set a table. To this day, she still corrects me on little things, thank you Mom!
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The importance of friends.
Both old & new. Those that are "family" and those who I've yet to meet.
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Like mother like daughters.
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... I pray that I am, one day, the mother my mother is to me..
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Most importantly, she has taught me the power of prayer.
I admire her.
I admire her faith in God and her passion for almost anything in life.
In my Mother's eyes, everyone if family. We can honestly say, she has never met a stranger, that's for sure!
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Lastly, I'm proud. There is a difference between controlling your kids and guiding them. I speak for myself, but I'm sure my brother would agree, that our Mother has been guiding us since day one and I wouldn't want it to be anyone else.
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Happy Birthday Mom, cheers!
... I love you more each day...
xo
-W
