When my dad turned 60 a couple of years ago I wrote a list of 60 things I appreciate about him. This year for my mom's 60th we decided to do a combine list from all her kids (in-laws included) of the things we appreciate about mom. Some are doubled up because they are so epic and special. We appreciate you more than you know mom! Thanks for all you do and all you have done the past 36+ years we have known you!
30 Things We Appreciate About Mom
(Dave and Aimy)
1. EPIC Birthday Cakes
2. Time
3. Constant reassurance that no matter what I ever did you would always love me
4. Memory verses as a young child in Kentucky
5. Letting me pronounce the word “ex-tellent”
6. Birthday Cookies at age 3 – Thirty Six Hours?!
7. Importance of family (reunions)
8. Great Thanksgivings
9. Love for people
10. Always being my advocate and defender
11. Giving me money toward a down payment on my house
12. Being supportive of career changes
13. Homemade pizza
14. Greenbean casserole
15. Time with Grammie
16. Wonderful Christmas days
17. Sugar Cookies
18. Reading Where the Red Fern Grows
19. Teaching me to always tell the truth
20. Teaching me generosity
21. Teaching me to tithe
22. You love children and are a wizard with them, it’s truly amazing
23. You are proud of me always
24. You love and are supportive of Aimy
25. Demonstrating the importance of prayer
26. Organization
27. You had Dave (have you seen the size of his head!)
28. You raised him to the man he is now
29. You fought thru breast cancer so you can be around for many many years
30. You love the grandpuppies even though you are allergic to them
30 Things We Appreciate About Mom
(Anita & Ben)
1. Elaborate birthday cakes!
2. Cooking together
3. Your faithful prayers
4. Girl movie nights!
5. Mary Kay and make-up
6. Giving me your time
7. Tea Parties
8. Shopping dates
9. Reading Little House on the Prairie Books
10. Ringlets and ballet recitals
11. Making me learn to play piano
12. Your gift giving to others and to us
13. Your organization it definitely rubbed off . . . on me at least!
14. Phone calls any time of day when we are miles apart
15. Anne of Green Gables & BBC parties
16. Visiting me in college to give a little perspective
17. Always encouraging and challenging me to do my best
18. Being an example of a godly wife & mother
19. Time
20. Teaching me to be a good hostess for company
21. I appreciate how welcoming you have been to me from the first time you met me
22. Welcoming us over to your house anytime we need a relaxing game night or warm conversation
23. Assuring us that we have a willing babysitter when the time comes
24. Giving me counsel and insight when I don’t understand woman issues
25. Saying yes to me when I asked to marry your daughter
26. Raising such a godly daughter
27. Always treating me like family
28. Organizing the best Burdine family reunion that I have been to,
also the only Burdine reunion I have been to
29. Helping make our wedding flow smoothly
30. Praying for me before we met
31. I appreciate all the tears of love you have shed for me (It started when I asked to marry Anita, it continued at the wedding and has continued since.)
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