In lieu of my mother-in-laws birthday I've decided to list the top 5 reasons life just wouldn't be the same without the rockin' relationship we've built over the years.
1. She gave me my husband.
I love the man I married and get to share my life with more than I could ever express, and she gave me that! If there was no Carol, there'd be no Justin, no Justin & Katie, no Felicity, and no Malakhi. My sweet little family that I'm so in love with wouldn't exist if it weren't for her, and for that I'm eternally grateful!
2. She believes in me.
When I was taking full-time classes and working full-time while planning my husband and I's wedding, I truly thought I was going to have a nervous breakdown, but my mother-in-law encouraged me by telling me how proud she was of me and not to give up. When I was going through postpartum depression after our daughter was born she never made me feel ashamed, just loaned a helping hand anytime I needed it. When I was pondering starting a business, but wasn't sure if I was good enough, if my stuff was good enough, or if I could manage it with a 1 year old, she spoke life into my abilities and put just the right amount of pressure on me until I felt like I had what it took to get started.
3. She doesn't expect perfection.
She knows me. She knows I'm overly opinionated, I have high expectations, I'm extremely particular about things she could care less about, I can't stand flakiness of any sort, and I'm impatient, but she chooses to see the good in me. Not only does she let the good outshine the bad, but she reminds me of said good qualities when I get down on myself.
4. She involves me.
She involves me in family things, of course, but that's not what I'm talking about. She involves me in her life and allows me to do the same, which is a very powerful relationship builder. There are plenty of people who are more than happy to talk about their life until they're blue in the face, but the people that want to know about yours too? They're the keepers.
5. She wants what's best for my family.
I parent differently than my mother-in-law, I keep house differently, I cook differently, I run my schedule differently, etc. etc. etc., but she understands that just because I do things differently doesn't mean one of our ways is better than the others and she trusts that I'm doing what's best for my little family. She respects me enough as a person to know that I'm doing my best and doesn't feel the need to force her way of doing things upon me. Plus, as I stated before; she knows me, which means she knows that forcing anything on me would be a waste of energy anyways lol.
Happy Birthday to the worlds best mother-in-law and one of my all time favorite people!
1. She gave me my husband.
I love the man I married and get to share my life with more than I could ever express, and she gave me that! If there was no Carol, there'd be no Justin, no Justin & Katie, no Felicity, and no Malakhi. My sweet little family that I'm so in love with wouldn't exist if it weren't for her, and for that I'm eternally grateful!
2. She believes in me.
When I was taking full-time classes and working full-time while planning my husband and I's wedding, I truly thought I was going to have a nervous breakdown, but my mother-in-law encouraged me by telling me how proud she was of me and not to give up. When I was going through postpartum depression after our daughter was born she never made me feel ashamed, just loaned a helping hand anytime I needed it. When I was pondering starting a business, but wasn't sure if I was good enough, if my stuff was good enough, or if I could manage it with a 1 year old, she spoke life into my abilities and put just the right amount of pressure on me until I felt like I had what it took to get started.
3. She doesn't expect perfection.
She knows me. She knows I'm overly opinionated, I have high expectations, I'm extremely particular about things she could care less about, I can't stand flakiness of any sort, and I'm impatient, but she chooses to see the good in me. Not only does she let the good outshine the bad, but she reminds me of said good qualities when I get down on myself.
4. She involves me.
She involves me in family things, of course, but that's not what I'm talking about. She involves me in her life and allows me to do the same, which is a very powerful relationship builder. There are plenty of people who are more than happy to talk about their life until they're blue in the face, but the people that want to know about yours too? They're the keepers.
5. She wants what's best for my family.
I parent differently than my mother-in-law, I keep house differently, I cook differently, I run my schedule differently, etc. etc. etc., but she understands that just because I do things differently doesn't mean one of our ways is better than the others and she trusts that I'm doing what's best for my little family. She respects me enough as a person to know that I'm doing my best and doesn't feel the need to force her way of doing things upon me. Plus, as I stated before; she knows me, which means she knows that forcing anything on me would be a waste of energy anyways lol.
Happy Birthday to the worlds best mother-in-law and one of my all time favorite people!