Sunday, May 9, 2010

Mom's Day

According to Miriam Webster, selfless is defined as “having no concern for self; unselfish.” To us, this definition seems lacking and inadequate. Selfless is how we describe our mom and a brief definition just doesn’t seem to capture all that she is. Our mom has chosen to combine the lessons she has learned in life with the grace and forgiveness Christ offers to greatly impact her four children, two son in laws, and 6 grandchildren. Christ continues to make beauty from ashes in her amazing and passionate life. Not only does our mom give selflessly to her family, but also to her church, her work, her students, her coworkers, and an array of other responsibilities. Regardless of her demanding schedule, she chooses to live life without regrets and is an example of this as she does whatever whenever to accommodate our family. She invests in our lives by spending time with us, meeting our needs, and unconditionally loving us. She selflessly travels out of her way to visit with us. She is always ready to listen and lend a helping hand.
Furthermore, mom, you represent honesty, grace, consistency, acceptance, passion, authenticity, diligence, sincerity, and perseverance. Our prayer is that we will be able to emulate these qualities and impact our daughters’ lives like you have ours. We are beyond blessed.
Thank you, mom.

We'll love you forever,
We'll like you for always,
As long as We’re living
our Mommy you'll be.

Always & Forever,
Julie & Beck….on behalf of Robert, Jonathon, Nathan, Jon Mike, Gabrielle, Ethan, Jaden, Abigail, Madelyn, and Reagan

2 comments:

Grant and Sarah Schmeelk said...

well said...that is wonderful and true!

StoltzyMommy said...

beautiful :)
some days I wish I could've experienced childhood with a mother like this....but today, I'm thankful for the little moments I hopefully get to "be" a mommy like this. thanks for sharing, I will be incredibly proud if my daughters grow up to be half the woman you are :)