Happy Birthday, Mom!!

Today is my mom's 55th Birthday...she will probably shoot me for disclosing how "young" she is. I can't say enough about this woman. She is an amazing daughter...she loves her parents so much and has been an example on how to honor your parents. She is a great sister to her younger brother and younger sister. She is an amazing wife...she has been married to my dad for almost 35 years. But, what she is so great at, and what I can personally attest to is the wonderful mom she is and has been to me for 30 years. Everyday, I think about how impossible it will be for me to live up to so many amazing things she has done in my lifetime, alone. She is the most unselfish person I know. She gives of herself daily for her family.
So..in her honor here is my Top Ten List ..

"Top 10 Reasons why I have the Best Mom"
10. She bakes me homemade cakes for my birthday and has for 30 years.
9. She used to go fill my car up with gas in the middle of the night when I was in high school(until she accidentally put diesel in it one time..haha)
8. She came to every pep rally and football game to see me as the mascot my senior year and even tried to video tape them (She is electronically challenged, so this is a big one!)
7. When my friends would come over to spend the night, she would cook us a buffet of food for midnight snacks.
6. She stops by randomly throughout the week to bring me starbucks.
5. She loves my son, as if he were her own.
4. She cooks her heart out at Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners to make sure everyone in the family has their "favorite" food item.
3. She spends hours picking out the perfect card and then writes a book inside.
2. When she comes over to watch Logan, she always tries to clean my house, do my laundry, vacuum, etc. (Who gets free babysitting and maid service?)
1. She loves the Lord with all her heart and as a result loves everyone unconditionally!

I love you, mom and hope the Lord lets you live to be 100!!