For everything I am today, my

Mother’s love showed me the

way.

It is impossible to put into words everything I should be thankful for.

I think of my childhood, the first person that always comes to my mind is you.
I know raising me was not that easy
Between our stubborn fights and my bratty stage in life,
sometimes I don’t understand how you handle it.

To me, you’re not only my mom; you’re the strongest women I know.
You constantly showed me to find the good in life, even when it was even hard to find yourself.
I know being a single mom is difficult.
You made it look easy even when I knew it wasn’t.
Your selfless manner is one of the many reasons I will always look up to you.

Your unconditional love, has made me understand what love truly is.
When we were both surrounded by the solitude of each other, everyday, your unconditional love was all I needed.
You gave me double the love that I ever needed and deserved.
It was more than making me feel loved; it was teaching me that even through the difficult situations, I am loved.

The will that you have to never give up was something that I aspire to have one day.
Even on the days when all you wanted to do was to take a nap after a long day at work, you put me before yourself.
You never gave up on the things that I needed and continued to give more than I ever deserved.
Even when I doubted myself, you never gave up on me.
And your constant motivation gave me that confidence to accomplish many great task in life,
And I wouldn’t have than it if it weren’t for you.
 Growing up with a single parent is not a perfect story book situation,
Growing up with a single parent is not a perfect story book situation,
but when it is a single mom like you, I do not need any story book.
The strength, unconditional love and support that you gave me was more than any two parents could ever fulfill.
I never looked at having a single-parent as a disadvantage,
because I got to brag about how awesome my one parent was.
I can’t tell you enough how much it meant to me that you are always next to me with a smile on your face,
encouraging me to be the best person a could possibly be.

As I get older, I realize that I should take time to thank you for the countless things you did in my life.
But when I think about it, a simple thank you is not enough.
It’s more than a thank you. It’s the words that I can’t put together just knowing that you are in my life.
When I know everything else in my life may not be constant, I know you always will be.

It is more than a thank you Ma!

It’s more than saying I love you with all my heart because that’s still not enough.
So here’s to you Ma, not only my Mama but my SELFLESS, COMPASIONATE, LOVING and INSPIRING
SINGLE MOM!

Courtesy of:
Loren Angela P. Pagente