50 Years in the making

Today is all about bringing joy, love, honor, and blessings to my mom. Today she is turning 50!!

To honor her I have thought of "50" memories or things about her life that I think are part of her legacy.

1. 
   Laurie Ann was born on August 13th 1958 in the beautiful state of Washington
2. 
   She attended the Salvation Army church as a little girl where a seed of Jesus’ love was planted in her heart
3. 
   She was born in the middle of a bunch of siblings where she learned out of necessity that it wasn’t all about her and sharing was part of real life
4. 
   She grew up in a home that was dysfunctional before it was okay to say that word in public
5. 
   She fought for herself before the legal age said she could and made a choice to be different than her environment
6. 
   She met, fell in love and married one fine looking young man whose smile will warm any heart
7. 
   She was committed to loving this young man, and was committed to teach him how to love her and that love was a beautiful thing
8. 
   She got pregnant the summer of 1976 and against doctors recommendations listened to her intuition
9. 
   She became a mommy in the spring of 1977
10. 
    She took care of her baby, her husband and did the best she knew how
11. 
    She took care of our home as she was the "mother hen" of the chicken coop
12. 
    She celebrated every holiday with passion and excitement and no detail was left unattended
13. 
    She took her little girl to feed the ducks
14. 
    She took her little girl to see her grandparents
15. 
    She played in the pool
16. 
    She made a special snack drawer full of snacks
17. 
    She was committed to protecting her family
18. 
    She supported her husband in his job and she did her job
19. 
    She kept a clean house, everyday
20. 
    She was willing to try pregnancy again
21. 
    She got very big, so big that she got stuck in daddies truck
22. 
    She was brave and delivered another baby girl
23. 
    She asked for help when she brought home her baby
24. 
    She saw that each daughter was created differently and loved us each
25. 
    She read us stories
26. 
    She made crafts with us
27. 
    She made our birthdays feel like national holidays
28. 
    She made Christmas lists of the gifts she bought us (which we found)
29. 
    She made us spend "quality time" as sisters in the same room if we chose not to be civil to each other
30. 
    She cooked great meals
31. 
    She attended all our school events
32. 
    She punished us by picking out our school clothes
33. 
    She nursed our scraped knees, and our hurt hearts
34. 
    She made us laugh
35. 
    She kept the cookie jar filled
36. 
    She took interest in our friends
37. 
    She pushed us harder than we wanted to be pushed, cause she believed in us
38. 
    She wears matching "underclothes" everyday, not only do they match each other they match what she is wearing…(I think this might classify as OCD)
39. 
    She made our special birthday cakes for our birthday
40. 
    She packed so much food for our camping trips, and had a rule we had to eat it all before we could come home
41. 
    She could always see through us to our heart
42. 
    She stands by her husband
43. 
    She is a sensitive, caring, and loving person
44. 
    She is Nana
45. 
    She thinks "Passachusetts" is a state
46. 
    She gets joy by giving gifts to other people
47. 
    She loves her family
48. 
    She is willing to be changed by God
49. 
    She is beautiful
50. 
    She is a daughter of her Heavenly Father
    
    
    
    Mom I love you!

May you continue to add your legacy and may you continue to bring glory to your Father up above.