41 years ago today this beautiful woman, my momma, was born.
(she doesn't look 41 does she)
20 years ago she prayed and prayed that she wouldn't be pregnant on her birthday, her prayer was answered and the day before her birthday she got me. Not only do we have birthdays one day apart, but...
My mom was born at 9:05am, I was born at 9:01am.
We were both 19 inches long at birth.
We were both 19 inches long at birth.
She weighed 7 pounds and I was one ounce more.
By the time she was 25 she had 4 children and and being the amazing mother that she is, decided to home school all of us. She made a damn good teacher too, I've learned more from my mom than I have from any other person I've met. We went on countless field trips to the zoo, nature center, pumpkin patch and cosmosphere, and she made sure each time we went we learned something new. She taught me to love the outdoors whether I was camping, climbing, hiking, canoeing or just admiring nature.
She taught us to identify insects, reptiles, amphibians, birds, flowers, trees and various other plants. If we didn't know what a certain animal or insect was we would take a picture of it or capture it, identify it at home and then return it to where we found it. When we didn't know what a word meant she instructed us to look it up in the dictionary rather than just giving us the answer. She did numerous science and art projects with us and encouraged us to be what we wanted to be. She taught us to work hard, love God, and take care of each other. As I got older she began sharing her love of writing and photography with me, which is when I began to realize I'm a lot like my mom. Besides our similarities at birth, we share many characteristics.
I've been told I look like my mom more times than I can count,
we make a lot of the same faces,
we both tend to be quiet and shy around large groups and outgoing with close friends and family,
we usually have the same sense of humor and we're hilarious.
We both have a love for photography, animals, nature, reading and writing.
We even kind of sleep the same. :)
She has always been there to comfort me, give me advice, laugh with me or let me know she's proud of me.
My mom is a remarkable teacher, and an amazing mother and I'm so glad I am so much like her. I couldn't ask for a better mom. I love you and miss you so much momma!
Oh yea, and I got it from my momma!
