By Katie Revai LeFevre 
Everyone deserves a mom like mine. The kind who makes it possible for you to look back on your childhood and feel love. The kind who makes it possible for you to look back on your youngest years and realize you were happy, healthy, and thriving because of her love.
Everyone deserves a mom like mine. The kind who didn’t always get it right (because let’s be honest, none of us do), but darn sure tried. The kind who showed you what it meant to be human . . . and that being human is okay.
Everyone deserves a mom like mine. The kind who always modeled kindness and compassion for all creatures–great and small. The kind who built into the bloodline that caring for others is the best legacy a person could ever leave. The kind who doesn’t even realize what an impact she’s made on the lives of those she’s touched.
Everyone deserves a mom like mine. The kind who is slow to anger, quick to forgive, and steady in her unconditional love for all of us. The kind who is selfless to a fault but flawless in her character. The kind who models humility and compassion, grace and appreciation.
Everyone deserves a mom like mine. The kind who turns a blind eye to the imperfections the best of us embody. The kind who sees the good in the worst of situations. The kind who understands that the beauty of the human race lies in its humanity–and holds no grudges for the workings that make that truth a reality.
Everyone deserves a mom like mine. The kind who always has a needle and thread to spare, a helping hand to extend, a comforting word to share. The kind who actually would give the shirt off her back for a total stranger, expecting nothing in return–returning to said stranger with a bag full of more.
Everyone deserves a mom like mine. The kind who embodies strength and perseverance, determination and courage. The kind who defines dedication and loyalty, grit and tenacity. The kind I’ve always aspired to be even a sliver as incredible as.
Everyone deserves a mom like mine. The kind who does mom so well, on par only with how wonderfully she fills the role of grandma (or, more specifically, Grammy). The kind who embodies the warmth and wholeness of both titles to the fullest extent. The kind who knows her role in all of our lives and stops at nothing to honor and cherish every bit of it.
Everyone deserves a mom like mine. The kind who knows how to make all the magic. The kind who sees the value in meaningful tradition. The kind who keeps all of the most treasured memories sacred, and goes on to pass them all down to the next generation.
Everyone deserves a mom like mine. The kind who cries with us and wants the greatest of what life has to offer for all of us. The kind who makes the hard times less lonely, the joyous times more accompanied, and the mundane times more exciting.
Everyone deserves a mom like mine. The kind who consistently makes the world a more beautiful place. The kind who makes anywhere she goes a safer, more welcoming space. The kind whose presence goes to show the rest of us the delicate, confident, compassionate ways in which we should all choose to go about life, each and every day.
Mom, I sure don’t always deserve you, but, my goodness, I’m so grateful I have you. Thank you for being you. Thank you for being mine. Everyone deserves a mom like you.
by Elizabeth Allison 
by Dani Sherman-Lazar 
by Sarah Moore 
