Celebration Essay

By Megan
   
    One of the important people in my life is my mom. I have known her my whole life and she still surprises me. My mom is a remarkable woman who is very smart, wise, and overall inspirational.
    My mom, you must know, loves 80’s music. She loves to sing and dance around the house, sometimes using the vacuum cleaner as a microphone. At first, I used to be quite embarrassed by this. The more I realized it, though, she is a fun Mom. If she didn’t do the quirky stuff she does, my life would be really boring. I especially need her when I bring home algebra homework that I don’t understand. She’s very smart.
    Once I came home with my friend, Nicky, and we came into the kitchen to find my mom on the phone dancing and mouthing the words to an 80’s song. After she turned around, she stopped dancing and mouthed “sorry” to our confused looks. I thought it was funny and I tease her about it to this day.
    My mom has had a rough life. She didn’t really spend more than one year at the same school. Her father was in the air force and they moved around a lot. She has lived in a few European countries like Germany, and she has been to almost all 50 states. This was hard for her because she never really made a lot of friends and when she did, she would move the next year and not really see them again. She couldn’t even graduate in the school she wanted to. Her parents got divorced when she was about my age. It was very hard on her. She didn’t really know Christ that well.
    Once I was in the grocery store and I heard a song playing. My mom looked really upset. She said, “Do you hear this song?” I nodded and she replied, “I don’t like this song.” I expected her to go on but she didn’t so I asked her why she didn’t like it. To this day, I will never forget her answer; “I don’t like this song because this song was the first song I heard after my parents got divorced and every time I hear it, I relive that day.” Then she cut the conversation short and we walked in silence. I felt horrible. I complain everyday on how “bad” my life is. I really don’t know how good I have it. Through all this chaos in my mom’s childhood, she hung out with the right people and they guided her toward a better life with Christ. She went to church a little more often, and grew into a full out Christian. I don’t know how she does it. If I were her, I would have blamed God for the problems and divorce. I don’t know if I could forgive my parents completely for all the pain they would’ve caused me. She is so patient, kind, smart, and full of good spiritual fruits. She is a wonderful role model for me. She makes me want to be a more fun, loving, and caring adult.
    In the future, I hope to be just like my mom. Although she might not know it, I hope to gather the courage someday and be able to tell her what an awesome parent she is. I will never forget my mother and the life lessons she taught me. This is why my mother inspires me.