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Because we were fasting this month, I did not get to call my Mom on Mother’s Day. So, on that day – I thought about all the things I would want to say to and about her. This is how I feel:


Dear Mom,

I sit here at church this morning in Malaysia and it is not quite Mother’s Day for you yet. I miss you so much today and I wish that not only could I see you today – but to hug you, kiss you, and physically be near you on this special day. I want to thank you for everything you have always done for me – and what I am learning from you even now. How could I ever thank you for always believing in me– and always being my #1 fan (even when I sang a whole song in harmony instead of melody in the 7th grade at the Pecan Festival)!!? Your support has always been my backbone and helped me to strive for my dreams and goals. Thank you for always telling other people how proud you are of your girls– and how much you love us. You know – it feels really great to hear someone tell you how obvious it is that you adore us! I hope that everyone who knows me could say the same thing to you about how I talk and feel about you! I seriously feel like the most blessed person in the world – to have you as my Mom – I can only dream of being ½ as amazing of a Mom as you are. And, thank you for always being a Mom to all of my friends too – you know that they love you like you are their own. But, REALLY – thank you for letting us torture you everyday of our lives – you and Dad have taught us how to have a sense of humor and how to laugh at ourselves.

I feel like I have my love for missions because of you. You have the biggest and most compassionate heart –and I learned to love other cultures through your example. I do believe your dream of having an international / multicultural family one day will happen – when Ash, Ran (maybe – we will see on this one) & I adopt children from around the world. It is by your example that I learned how to love children and how to be a good Aunt. I really cherish your opinion on everything and trust you completely. I love you with all of my heart and I hope that you feel loved, honored, and cherished by all today – you deserve it. And I can’t wait to see you in 6 months – not only will I not take another moment with you for granted … BUT I just can’t make fun of anyone here to the degree that I make fun of you!! (Oh, and no-one here knows how to make your sweet tea!!!)  Oh and thanks for watching The Ellen show with me and letting me always talk about all of my ideas of getting on her show – and REALLY believing that I am funny enough to make it happen. I know that you believe in me ALMOST as much as God – you are a pretty close 2nd! I love you so much – I can’t wait for all of my World Race friends to meet you – I always tell them that they will “get” me when they meet you and the rest of our Simpson / Block crew! Mom, I love watching you with the kids right now and it makes me realize how lucky I am – my future children are SO LUCKY to have you and Dad as grandparents… I look forward to the day that they realize how amazing y’all are!!

And Randi – I was thinking about and missed you too on this day! I admire you so much and think you are the best Mom! I am amazed at how great of a job you are doing with your 3 wild banchees!!:)  Ash and I have a lot to learn from you when we have the Mom job!


Ash, Ran, Dad – feel free to add anything you would like … or anyone who knows my Mom for that matter!

 


I love you so much Mom!