Happy Mothers Day!

Today I’ve been thinking about my Mama… And these are some thoughts I’ve had:

1. My mama is probably the closest to the Spirit it is possible to be on this earth if you aren’t the prophet. And you know that scripture in Alma (Alma 56: 47-48) when he talks about the Stripling Warriors and how their moms had taught them? Yeah. I could never doubt that my Mama knew it, because she is a living example of a Christ-centered life and bears her testimony through all her actions. In fact, I think this scripture is a perfect description of her. So much so that I’m going to write it:

Now they never had fought, yet they did not fear death; and they did think more upon the liberty of their fathers than they did upon their lives; yea, they had been taught by their mothers, that if they did not doubt, God would deliver them. And they rehearsed unto me the words of their mothers, saying: We do not doubt our mothers knew it.

2. As an education major, I’m learning a lot about teaching strategies and the most effective and helpful ways to teach, and I’m realizing what a good teacher and example my mama was/ is to me. I want to be a teacher/ mom like her someday.
3. I can’t even express how supportive she was during my surgery and recovery. First of all, she stayed in the hospital with me the entire time, which really means more than I can say. Although I wasn’t awake or conscious for a lot of it, she was there, sleeping on a chair and taking care of me.
4. She also made covers for my ice bags that matched my pajamas, and she froze all the ice I needed and brought it to me at all hours of the day or night.
5. And all those hours of driving to and from Timpview, for seminary and cross-country, and all the other things that happened… She was so supportive of everything we did– concerts and races and everything else. That meant a lot.
6. My mama keeps the fridge stocked with at least 5 gallons of ice cream at all times.
7. Packages. She understands what a big deal it is for me to get a package in the mail, and because of that, she sends them regularly. One time I called her and told her I was hungry. Soon thereafter I got a huge package with enough food to last a whole semester. Even in Hawaii she takes good care of me! Also, when she and my daddy dropped me off here in the Fall, they left me with a whole box of wrapped presents to unwrap each night for a month. I can’t even express how comforting that was.
8. I didn’t really fully appreciate her cooking until I left for college. Mmmm my mama can cook! I especially miss the oatmeal chocolate chip cookie dough we used to have on Sundays. And I remember that she used to always make after-school snacks for us. That was so great! I want to do that for my kids! That’s the deal– my mama is the perfect example of the mom I want to be someday.

And there’s so much more! I can guarantee that I’ll come back to this post and add more the more I think about my wonderful mama. THANK YOU MAMA! I love you!

As long as I’m thinking about mothers, I thought I should honor the other “moms” in my life. Because no one could raise a kid like me alone.

(Some people just don’t have enough pictures on facebook!)