a belated mother's day post.

i'm just so thankful for my mom. i loved getting to be with her on sunday to make sure she felt celebrated. but let's be honest, she wasn't so much into mother's day this year... she was too busy loving her first grandmother's day. "honey" sure is smitten with her grandson (and visa versa).

let's get it straight, whit -- before she was a grandmother, she was and will always be a fantastic mother. she's such a good encourager, advisor, cheerleader, nurse, friend... all the things that make up a great mom. not surprisingly, she was there for two of the most important days in my life this last year:

and in the fall, we traveled to oaxaca, mexico together (with a team from buckner -- read more here) to serve and love on orphans. who gets to do that with their mom?! she's so cool and has such an incredible heart for ministry. 

i'm getting to that age when i realize i'm slowly but surely turning into my mom. i'm less and less surprised when things come out of my mouth and i sound just like her. it's getting ridiculous, really. but i'm learning to embrace it -- she's quite the woman to be turning into!

i love you, mom!!