People Who Make A Difference

One of the things I have really realized since becoming a college student is just how many people I have back at home who love and care about me. I have always been surrounded by people who are slow to judge and quick to lend a shoulder to cry on or to lean on, and a laugh to share. No matter the situation, I always know that I have a support group in my friends and family. So I decided to maybe hightlight a few of those every once in a while!:)


My mom. I have been blessed to have the most amazing mom a girl could possibly ask for (yes, I am very biased). :)





For as long as I can remember, she has been my best friend. I don't know that I laugh harder with anybody else than I do with her! In this picture, we were sitting in an airport and trying to take a picture of ourselves but couldn't because we were laughing so hard. A nice man next to us finally took pity on us and offered to take the picture for us. We have had countless memories like this, where we laugh until we are useless, until we cry, until we run out of breath. I love it. :)


She always believes in me even when I don't believe in myself. She always pushes me to realize my potential. She helps me keep to my standards and always gives me a gently nudge in the right direction when I am reluctant to keep moving.




She is with me through good times and bad, when the road gets so rough that I don't know how I will ever make it. She is always there when I am too afraid to take another step. I know that she would live all my pain and hardships for me if she could, but she just sits with me and holds me when i need her. Anybody can make you laugh, anybody can make you cry, but it takes a truly special person to make you laugh with tears in your eyes. This is my mom.


It's an amazing thing to have a mom that excels at being a an amazing mom and an amazing friend. I love and miss laying on her bed, talking to her for hours about life, boys, and 'Pig Newtons' :) She always knows exactly what to say, even if it is not exactly what you want to hear in the moment!





There have been so many times when I just want to quit, to give up, to turn back. My mom never lets me. I am so grateful for the laughter and the tears that we have shared. I didn't know this was possible, but the months leading up to this school year, we became closer than ever. Somehow she sees through my crazy teenage-ness to my true light within, And she has dedicated the last eighteen years of her life trying to help me see that within myself. I am so grateful for my mom and everything that she has ever done for me! I know she makes sacrifices all the time for her kids. I hope that one day I will be able to be as good a mom as she is. :) Love you Mom!