To Our Moms on Mother's Day

In lieu of cards, we are doing blog posts this year...and this is by no means because we didn't get them put in the mail on time or because we were so busy preparing for the mother's day brunch at church that we were a bit absentminded this week. By no means.

Ahhhem.

So, here's what those cards would have said. And instead of a piece of paper that might get thrown away in a month or so, you now have a blog post to live infinitely in the world wide web.

To My Mom on Mother's Day, From Troy:

Happy Mother's Day! Just wanted to say I love you and thanks for not only bringing me into this world, but for also bringing me up in it. I wouldn't be who I am or where I am today without you.

Love you,  Troy

PS...what's up with that shirt? So glad you came to your senses.

To My Mom on Mother's Day, From Kelli:

I was trying to find some photos of you and me from when I was a kid. I went through an entire trunk full of photos and mementos in the basement. I couldn't find many, though. Partly because you have a way of avoiding having your photo taken, but mainly because you were the one taking photos when we were kids.

But I did find many other photos that made me smile. Some that made me cringe a bit. And all that brought back tons of memories & emotion.

Playing in the utility room with it's brown, plaid carpet. The velvety maroon couch and round glass coffee table that I apparently loved to clean with Windex. Vacation bible school. Baptism. Dressing up in aunt Jane's vintage clothes. Posing on top of the piano. Colonial Williamsburg. Splits on a 2x4 in the backyard, pretending it was a balance beam. Grade school sports. Graduation. Slumber parties. Dances. Halloween. South Carolina. Plays. Musicals. Concerts. Graduation, again. College parties. Sorority functions. Brazil. Parents' weekend. Barn dances. Another graduation. St. Louis. Old apartments. Another graduation. First house. First baby..... the trunk was too full to fit much more in after that.

Although I didn't have many photos of you and I together, I know that you were vital part of every step of my life.

Safety.

Encouragement.

Prayers.

Unconditional Love.

Thank you so much for everything you've done - both seen and unseen. I definitely wouldn't be the person and mom that I am now without you!

And for Pete's sake...let's take some photos together!!

Love you!
Kelli