My mama

There's nothing like a mother and there's definitely nothing like your own mother.

The women I'd like to think I knew before I came to this earth

The women that suffered through a Texas summer heat while pregnant with me

then suffered through 34 hours of labor with me and then had to have a C-section

only to be "rewarded" with a demon-like child who would scream for hours at a time

The woman who watched me dance and twirl through my early years

then helped me clean up my multiple injuries from running into things

The women who I often butted heads with especially in my teenage years

only to grow up and realize she really did know best in a lot of those situations

The women who has been by my side during my proudest moments and shared in that joy

yet has been there every step of the way during my darkest hours of despair

The woman who has always loved me and supported me in all my good decisions and kept quiet during a lot (not all, mind you) of my bad decisions

But has always loved me and prayed for me regardless.

Love you mom. Thank you for everything. I hope you have a happy mother's day!