She felt your hiccups sync with hers and knew that you were going to be like her whether you liked it or not.
She felt you stretch and shove all of her organs out of the way and knew you were going push your way into her life in a few short weeks.
She heard you cry for the first time and knew that no other baby had that same unique voice.
She felt your fuzzy little head and knew that she would always kiss it, no matter how old you got or how much you protested.
She held you close for the first time and knew that you were hers.
She watched as you stumbled over pebbles and was there to catch you.
She watched as you stumbled over trials and she let you fall but was always there to pick you back up again.
She watched you score your first goal and knew that it was only the first of many goals to be achieved.
She listened to your worries and knew that you were growing through it all.
She answered your hurried phone calls from school begging her to bring you your shin guards for practice... and brought them.
She taught you that respect is earned, not expected or deserved.
She taught you what it looked like to love your spouse.
She showed you what it looked like to forgive and to accept forgiveness when having made a mistake.
She showed you what it meant to be humble and to be a servant.
She showed you how to love even when you are not loved back.
She gave you hope for the future, peace for the past, and joy for the present.
She is your mother and she is beautiful.
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