I don't think it's fair that Mothers are only celebrated one day of the year. As an attempt to spread a little more joy and celebrate just how amazing Moms are I sat down and wrote this little blog post. It's a little bit of silly and a little bit of sweet and it's completely imperfect in every. single. way. I know I'm probably the least qualified person to be writing about moms but if I only wrote about things I felt qualified to write about I wouldn't write at all.

(Here's one of the cheesiest accidental and incomplete poems I've ever written - be forewarned, it contains some of the most cliche rhymes known to mankind and I wasn't going to share it but if it makes one person smile I will count it as worth it.)

DEAR MOMS

Dear Moms,

Here's what I know:

You're a little worried when your kids climb trees and I don't know why but you always cry at "Toy Story 3".

You clean up the house about 25 times a day, "how many times have I told you to pick that up?" is something you might say.

You cook breakfast, lunch and dinner and then you do the dishes, you tuck in your kids and whisper sweet wishes. You'll come back and check on them because that's what you do, with every little gesture your heart says, "I love you".

You take photo after photo at every soccer game and you cheer loudly even though they told you that it's "really kind of lame".

You need to know that you are lovely in every single way, please be confident in who you are because your kids look up to you every single day.

(I told you it was cheesy)

FOCUS ON THE GOOD

Today I want you to focus on all the good things you are doing - "I feel like a failure" is something I've heard moms say more times then I've heard them say "I feel like I'm succeeding".

I know everyone has good days and bad days and if this is one of your good days I'm celebrating with you! But if this is one of your bad days I want to spread some encouragement.

I would never in a million years call my mom (or anyone for that matter) a failure and I'm guessing you wouldn't either. What I really want to know is, when and where did you learn to believe that you are a failure? Was it when you burnt the fish sticks? Was it when your child started struggling with math? Was it when you saw other moms posting about their meal plans and workout schedules on facebook and you are just glad you got all the kids in the car and they were only six minutes late to tennis practice?

FAILURE IS A FUNNY THING

All I know is that shortcomings do not define a person and failure is just an opportunity to try again. If you look at failure the right way you will realize that failure is feedback and failure makes you better. But if you look at failure the wrong way it is the worst kind of poison - it will knock you down, trample you and stomp on you and worst of all it will keep you from being the amazing person you were meant to be. Give yourself grace.

YOU ARE AMAZING (SERIOUSLY)

To end this on a happy note here are just a few things that make you great:

You are the one that encourages your child to be creative and to dream. You are the one that laughs at the ever so annoying "Orange You Glad I Didn't Say Banana?" knock knock joke. You are the one that makes birthday cakes and counts out the candles. You are the one who saves second grade art projects and the one who helps with homework. You are the one that loves your child/children unconditionally and that is something to celebrate.

You are doing a good job and you are very important.

Keep doing what you are doing.

Thus concludes another blog post, I hope it made you smile.

Have a beautiful day!