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She is the best // Ela é a melhor


For the last 13 years, I have only spent 2 Mother’s Day with my mom. How sad is that? Even though I have never stopped learning from her. I left my mom’s house when I decided to pursue my career; she was supportive. When I thought I would come back for good, I got married and left the country. We cried together, but she understood. When she learned that I couldn’t give her a grandchild from my womb, we cried; she opened her heart and let me know adoption is an option.

Mothers’ and daughters’ relationship at the beginning is hard. Everybody says that. I say that. However, it doesn’t have to be this way until the end. There were hard moments between my mom and me. Do I remember all that? No. Why? Because they don’t matter, certainly I was wrong, she was right. I was stupid, she wanted what was best for me. I had to learn.

I chose my mom over my father; we started our relationship when I was 15 years old (better age for that, right? Nooo). It was rough; too much we had lost because he decided we weren’t good enough for him. We endured. We thrived. We trusted in God. She taught me that. She is a woman of faith. She is not perfect, who is? She has done her best. We all need to be better every day, until the last day, until the last breath. Who thinks is good enough, isn’t good at all.

She was committed to her marriage, he wasn’t. I could perfectly describe her as the woman from Proverbs 31. For me, my mother is the best mom God could give me. I don’t care about her flaws, I too have flaws.

How could you not see your mother as the best? Do you regard yourself as a good person? You owe this to her. Dead or alive, absent or present, working mom or not, she loves (Loved) you more than she loved herself. This is what mothers do. They love. They put their kids first, she sleeps well when she knows her kids are safe and sound.

I know that I may never feel like that, but I am thankful for all her prayers, all her sleepless nights, all her worried, all her forgiveness.
Sunday is Mother’s Day. Make peace with yours, if you need to.

I can never compensate her for being my mom with things; only with love, respect and honor.
Have a wonderful weekend. Enjoy all you can your mothers.

Mother
Grandmother
Mother-in-law
Godmother
They are all worthy.

Durante os últimos 13 anos eu só passei 2 Dia das Mães com a minha mãe, Triste ne? Mesmo assim eu nunca parei de aprender com ela. Eu deixei a casa da minha mãe quando eu decidi ir atrás da minha carreira profissional; ela me apoiou. Quando eu pensei que voltaria para casa de uma vez, eu me casei e deixei o país. Nós choramos juntas, mas ela entendeu. Quando ela soube que eu não poderia lhe dar um neto (a), nós choramos.  Ela abriu seu coração e disse que adoção era uma opção.

Relacionamento de mães e filhas é difícil. Todo mundo diz isso. Eu também. No entanto, não precisa ser assim até o fim. Houveram momentos difíceis entre eu e ela. Se eu lembro de todos? Nãoo. Por que?  Porque não importa, certamente eu estava errada, e ela certa. Eu era estúpida, e ela queria o meu melhor. Eu tinha que aprender.

Eu escolhi minha mãe sobre o meu pai. Nós começamos nosso relacionamento quando eu tinha 15 anos (melhor idade para isso, né?) Foi duro, nós tínhamos perdido muito porque ele tinha decidido que nós não éramos bom suficiente para ele. Nós suportamos. Nós vencemos. Nós confiamos em Deus. Ela me ensinou isso. Ela é uma mulher de fé. Ela não é perfeita, mas quem é? Ela tem feito seu melhor. Nós todos precisamos ser melhores todos os dias, até o último dia, até o último suspiro. Quem pensa que já é bom o suficiente, não é nada bom.

Ela era compromissada com seu casamento, ele não. Eu poderia perfeitamente descrevê-la como a mulher do Provérbios 31. Para mim, minha mãe é a melhor mãe que Deus poderia me dar. Eu não me importo com seus defeitos, eu também tenho.

Como você não ver sua mãe como a melhor?
Você se considera uma boa pessoa? Então você deve isso a ela. Morta ou vida, ausente ou presente, uma mãe que trabalha ou não, ela te ama (amou) mais do que a ela mesmo. Isso é o qu mães fazem. Elas amam. Elas colocam seus filhos em primeiro lugar, ela dorme bem quando ela sabe que seus filhos estão sãos e seguros.

Eu sei que eu talvez nunca sinta isso, mas eu sou grata a ela por todas suas orações, todas suas noites sem dormir, toda suas preocupações, e todo seu perdão.
Domingo é o dia das Mães. Faça as pazes com ela, se você precisa.

Eu não posso compensá-la por ser minha mãe com coisas; somente com amor, respeito e honra.
Tenha um maravilhoso fim de semana. Aproveite tudo o que você pode das suas mães.

Mãe
Avós
Sogra
Madrinha
Todas são valiosas.

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