Happy Happy Birthday to my wonderful Mom!! =)
The person I talk to every day, twice a day minimum (aside from my Mexico mission trip in high school where I couldn't call and felt crazy homesick). The woman who fed me and brushed my teeth and fixed my hair and did my laundry, who read to me and helped me with homework and encouraged me when I was down and prayed with me when I was scared. The maker of chicken soup (aka "cracker soup") and PBJs and mac n' cheese and frosted brownies, etc. The cool mom who took us and our friends TP-ing at night, was good at thinking of fun activities, and hosted epic end-of-the-year parties for our classes! She was there for every big event from spelling bees to debate competitions to sporting events where I was just the team manager, and she never once made me feel like a burden or like my thoughts or stories were boring to her. The woman who has worked alongside me and Rach in so many creative projects, including scrapbooking, painting, making posters and banners, lightbox calligraphy, decorating lamps, building shelves, cutting the ribbon for Rach's wreaths, taking Parrish fam pics, etc. Even before Pinterest, she has always been great at decorating and choosing the finishing touches that have made every house we've lived in feel like home, including my current house where she's helped with every bit of the holiday decor. She loves Fox News and almost every sport, and shes's the only woman at the Super Bowl parties who has little interest in chit-chat, but wants to watch every second of the game! lol She is an awesome Mamaw to her grandkids, and her resilience and willingness to fight through pain and press for healing so that she can take care of others is inspiring to me... over the past few years, she has survived cancer; a terrible car wreck followed by a skin graft, staph infection, and multiple debridement surgeries; and more recently, back pain and major back surgery. In every rejection and difficult time I have faced, she has listened and been passionately on my side and reminded me who I am in Christ and built me back up when I felt broken, and ironically, she's the only person who has ever written me a "Tribute!" :)
So today's tribute is for my Mom, my biggest supporter and life-long friend that I love with all my heart!! Happy Birthday - I hope it's been great, and hope the Cowboys and the Thunder pull off a win for you tonight! ;-)
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