mother.

"yours is the grand tradition of Eve, the mother of all the human family, the one who understood that she and Adam had to fall in order that “men [and women] might be” and that there would be joy. yours is the grand tradition of Sarah and Rebekah and Rachel, without whom there could not have been those magnificent patriarchal promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob which bless us all. yours is the grand tradition of Lois and Eunice and the mothers of the 2,000 stripling warriors. yours is the grand tradition of Mary, chosen and foreordained from before this world was, to conceive, carry, and bear the Son of God Himself. we thank all of you, including our own mothers, and tell you there is nothing more important in this world than participating so directly in the work and glory of God, in bringing to pass the mortality and earthly life of His daughters and sons, so that immortality and eternal life can come in those celestial realms on high."

- elder holland

(quote found here.)

thank you mom for being the best friend a girl could ask for. 

you will forever be my hero. and i'm so excited to share this day with you. 

at 8:13 tonight, i will be exactly twenty-two years old.

thanks for putting up with me all these years :)

Can you believe it's May?! I think May is my favorite month of the year, not only because my BIRTHDAY IS COMING but because May is "Mom's Month!" It is a month for us to thank our mother's for the amazing examples they are for us and thank them for always supporting and uplifting us in times of need. That is exactly what this post is and I hope I don't start to cry while writing it. (which trait I inherited from my mom!)

I know i am biased and my opinion only stands for about 5 others, but I really can say that I have the best mom in the world. Not a day goes by where I don't think about how much I want to be an exact replica of my mom. She is the most patient and understanding person in the world, two attributes that I envy more than anything in the world. I can always count on my mom to listen and to give advice, and I know I can tell her anything. She may be a little fed up with me at times because I sneak in a 1 in the morning, but even then I know I can squeeze her hand, say "good-night," and always get an "I love you" out of her tired voice.

My dilemma with Mother's Day is I never ever know what to get her to repay her for being so wonderful. Every year roles around and I think about getter her a Tabernacle Choir cd, but then I realize she has all of them! Then I think about getting her flowers, but that is what Dad gets her. A book crosses my mind, but then I can never find a good one that she would want to keep. And as lame as it sounds, my last option every year is socks. Nobody can go wrong with socks!

I then remember that I have not a whole lot of $ rollin in so I think, "Oh I know! I'll go back to my elementary years and make her a flower out of paper, with a note that says, 'I love you Mom!'" But then I realize how cheap that looks.

So guess what? This year I finally thought of the perfect gift! A couple weeks back my mom and I talked about how a calendar with pictures of the family would be fun... so du du du du! (Sing that part....) I made her one at shutterfly.com! And needless to say I am pretty proud! Hopefully this will be a little bit better than socks :)

Thanks for reading! Have a great weekend and don't forget to tell your mom how much you love her!

Kaitlyn

P.S. Guess what day it is? FRIDAY!!!