Like My MAMA Does...

In honor of the upcoming holiday, Mother's Day, I'd like to pay an early tribute to my Mama. Through the years, Mama and I have had our differences. I have disagreed with her, I have fought with her, I have disappointed her. But through it all, Mama has shown me THE most unconditional love I have ever known. She truly is an amazing person. Like any other mom, she gets on my LAST NERVE, and yea, be it known my sisters and I vent about her to each other from time to time (as most siblings do, I'm sure). Though Mama drives me crazy sometimes, I couldn't do without her. She is the person I go to for guidance. She is the person I go to for comfort. She is the person I go to when our world has turned completely upside down. No matter how strong I may feel I am, and how much I may feel I don't need my Mama, those are usually the times I need her the most.

When my mom and dad got seperated back in 2003, my mom and I were on our own. We struggled all through my high school years. But those were the years that I learned how to be STRONG. I watched my mom, and I learned so much about how to survive and those experiences have helped me out so much now that I'm on my own. She taught me how to look to God when I was on my knees and to have faith that it would all be okay. Now that I have a daughter of my own, I see myself the way Mama sees me. I understand why she did the things that she did and said the things that she said. I get it. And when I look around and I see many other girls and the relationships they have with their mothers, I think about how LUCKY I am that God allowed me to call Pamela Grant, Mama.

I had heard this song before, but I was flipping through Youtube today and I found it again. I played it and I couldn't get through the whole thing before I started bawling. For those of you who do know Mama, I bet you can all agree that I'm the spitting image of her. From our eyes to our gap to our hands, we are almost exactly alike! So this song is dedicated to you, Mama.

"People always say I have a laugh like my mother does
I guess that makes sense, she taught me how to smile
When things get rough
I've got her spirit and she's always got my back
When I look at her I think, I wanna be just like that

When I love, I give it all I've got like my mother does
When I'm scared, I bow my head and pray like my mother does
When I feel weak and unpretty, I know I'm beautiful and strong
Because I see myself like my mother does

I've never met a stranger, I can talk to anyone like my mother does
I let my temper fly, but she can walk away when she's had enough
She sees everybody for who they really are
I'm so thankful for her guidance, she helped me get this far

When I love, I give it all I've got like my mother does
When I'm scared, I bow my head and pray like my mother does
When I feel weak and unpretty, I know I'm beautiful and strong
Because I see myself like my mother does

She's a rock, she is grace, she's an angel
She's my heart and soul
She does it all

When I love, I give it all I've got like my mother does
When I'm scared, I bow my head and pray like my mother does
When I'm weak and unpretty, no, I'm beautiful and strong
Because I see myself like my mother does

Like my mother does
I hear people say I'm starting to look like my mother does..."


Mama,

I love you so much for everything you do and have done for me. Thank you so much for your unconditional love and for giving me LIFE! And I'm proud to be like you!

I will always be your baby =)



Love,
Lia