Dear Mom…

…Thank you.

Thank you for being the strongest woman I know.

Thank you for risking your life just to bring me into this world.

Thank you for loving me through the times you struggled to like me.

Thank you for showing me what it means to love unconditionally.

Thank you for instilling in me the importance of getting an education.

Thank you for all the financial sacrifices you’ve made (and still make) for me.

Thank you for always making it happen by any means necessary.

Thank you for always holding the flashlight for me.

Thank you for having my front, both sides, and my back.

Thank you for being my strength.

Thank you for being my rock.

Thank you for being my right-hand woman.

Thank you for your hugs and kisses.

Thank you for the laughs.

Thank you for the cries.

Thank you for listening to me sound like a broken record.

Thank you for sounding like a broken record.

Thank you for saying “no.”

Thank you for protecting me from things I couldn’t see.

Thank you for saying “you can always come home.”

Thank you for everything.

I love you Mom.