Lessons from Mama

   

     So Sunday is Mother's Day [If you didn't know you do now. You now have about 132 hours to go find a present. : )] I'm going to be just like everyone else and say I have the best mom in the WHOLE world. But it's the truth. I definitely have the best mom a girl could ever ask for. She's a wonderful Christian lady who gives everyone she knows something to look up to. She never says no to helping someone in need. She works in customer service at a bank in my hometown. We'll be in the Wal-mart and her customers will come up to me and they'll say, "You know you have the sweetest mama in the world?" I always respond with yes ma'am or yes sir, I sure do.
     This past weekend I was in the kitchen while she was cooking supper. I was making cupcakes. I was trying my hardest to pour the batter into cupcake tin with the paper holders in the slots. I kept missing the paper or getting it all over the pan. I finally set the bowl down.
I said,"I'm putting too much batter in each one."
Mama said, "You know what happens when you too much batter in them?"
I said, "They spill over and make a mess..."
She said,"You get big cupcakes." Short pause. "You know what's wrong with big cupcakes?"
I said, "You run out of batter quicker, and make fewer cupcakes."
She said,"Nothing."
I started laughing. My mom was so right. I was stressing over something so small and simple. She saw what I couldn't. That no matter what happened, it was going to be ok. We kept talking, as I kept trying to pour batter.
I said, "Here will you do this. I'm making a mess and you're much better at this than me, and you have more patience"
She said, "You know why I have patience?"
I said, "Cause you've been doing this a lot longer than me?"
She said, "By making really big messes."
     Once again my mom has shown me that she probably knows better than me [but don't tell her ;)]. Also once again, that it was going to be ok. When you look at someone who's much better than you at something, whether it be a classmate, or a friend, or a sibling, you have to remember that they probably once were exactly where you were.
     So don't forget this weekend to tell your mom how much you love her. If you can't do that for one reason or another, tell someone who's been like a mother to you. I know there are many ladies in my life that have been like second moms. So to all you moms out there...Happy Mother's Day!