Thankful: 11/24

I can't help but be reminded of where I was 12 years ago today. Miserable. 38 weeks pregnant, not sleeping through the night, and anxious to have a baby. Rob was recalling the story today, talking about how I had spent the day shopping with Misty (Milam) Thompson walking and walking the malls, then gone to a late movie with Krista and Phil after they arrived in town from Kansas for Thanksgiving. About 2am Rob got up for a midnight snack of cookie dough and my water broke. About 15 minutes after we left the house for the hospital, my mom drove in from TN. I can't tell you how thankful I was for her to walk in that hospital not long after my arrival. And today....I am still so thankful for my mom!! 12 years ago today I was yet to be a mom, but I knew what a good mom looked like and what she was supposed to do for her kids. I knew how a mom was supposed to love her children and support and encourage them. There has never been a day in my life where I have doubted my mom's love for me, and I knew I wanted to be that kind of mom to my kids.

Today, the day before Thanksgiving and my oldest daughter's birthday, I am so thankful for the role model my mom has been to me throughout my life. I am thankful for the unconditional love she has always shown me and never fails to give me.

I am thankful for my mom, she is the best friend this girl could ever have!