So, this weekend marks the one year anniversary of my mom's death. I have missed her so this year, I wanted to share with her the birth of the new baby ER, and my new job, and the many other minute details of my life. I now have even more good news to share with her, but it is a secret for now...I think SHE knows though.

You mom is the one person who is always in your corner, the one who encourages you, and loves you in spite of yourself, and the one who lets you know when you hair looks bad or you look tired. She worries about you even after you are grown. It is really hard to be the oldest woman in my family, but I feel so blessed to have had some great role models in life, women that I miss every single day.

So, today, I take you to a moment in the past, a moment that I wasn't even a part of, to remember the strong and beautiful woman that was my mom.