A Mother's Day Letter

Dear Mom,

This Mother's Day I thought I'd publicly share why I am so thankful for you. First, thank you so much for giving me life in the first place! You didn't have to, and just that little willingness to bring a child into your life and allow me to come to earth is a blessing I'll be eternally grateful for.

Second, thank you so much for providing me with a home where I grew up feeling loved and cared for. I know it wasn't easy trying to work full time and take care of a home and three kids. You must have been so exhausted just when we wanted your full attention. But I always felt loved and I knew that busy as you were, my sisters and I were your priorities.

Third, thank you so much for teaching me about the gospel and eternal families and taking me to church, even when I didn't want to go. Now that I know just how difficult it can be to get a car full of children ready and to church, only to spend Sacrament Meeting playing a referee and trying to make them behave, I have a new perspective on how pointless it must have seemed sometimes. Thank you for making the effort anyway! It set me on a path that led to everything that makes my life special and happy today.

Finally, thank you so much for continuing to be there for me even though I am now grown. Even though I have my own family now and I should be able to take care of myself, you are still there to bail me out when the going gets tough. And you are a wonderful grandmother to my children! I love how excited they are to go visit you or to hear that you are coming to one of their activities.

You have always been there for me, Mom, and I hope that now that I am older, I will always be able to be there when you need me too.

With love forever from your daughter,

Heidi