Although I'm a good student, I have never been as academically gifted as my Mom. Thankfully, she has convinced me that I don't need to be a straight A student to succeed in life. I am more than my GPA.
2. Meeting new people is fun.
My Mom purposely sits by strangers on an airplane just so she can talk to them. Although this is sometimes obnoxious, I have inherited her "talk to anyone" skill, and I am thankful for that.
3.Read Read Read Read Read Read Read Read Read Read Read.
I'm a fiction lover. My Mom is not. In fact, she couldn't even finish the first Harry potter book (*gasp* who does she even think she is?). But she is always learning by reading books of all different kinds. What does birth order affect? My Mom knows. What are the love languages? My Mom knows. What plants can you eat? My Mom knows.
4.Don't put God in a box.
My favorite thing about my Mom is that she always allows me to dream. If money is an issue, still dream. If the dream is ridiculously unrealistic, still dream. Having someone like me as a daughter, allowing me to dream could be dangerous, but that has never stopped her for encouraging me to have an intense passion for life.
5. Shoes are lame.
If you know us, you know what I mean. bare feet is the way to go.
6. If you try to do too much at once, you will end up burning the food. (a lesson it has taken her 39 years and counting to learn...haha)
Why would anyone put butter in the microwave for 48 minutes?
7. Skipping school is only okay if 1. You're sick. or 2. It's a really nice day and you shouldn't be inside.
I blame my Mom for my love of the outdoors, but I am so thankful that she has allowed me to fall out of trees and get dirt under my nails.
Happy mothers day to the craziest person I know. You have to be pretty spectacular to have the ability to parent the Knittel kids. I love you to the moon and back. ♥
Love,
Em
