my mother, my blessing.

She has always been at the very core of my existence.
My most powerful strength
and
My most vulnerable weakness
all wrapped up in the most beautiful package.

When I was younger
I can't recall the number of times I was told
"your the splitting image of her"
and
I can't put into words how
lucky that made me feel.
I, me, looked like her, she
is everything amazing in this world.
and I
couldn't think of anything I would rather have heard.

She is everything I want my future daughter
to see in me.
and I appreciate her
far more than just one day out of the year.