Sunday, May 13, 2012

Props to Dizz on Mother's Day


The thought of being a mother terrifies me. I don’t know if I’ll ever have kids, but being responsible for teaching a child to be kind and loving and humble and gracious and confident and honest and happy is overwhelming. Helping with math homework gives me nightmares.

So today, on Mother’s Day (and really every other day) I need to give Dizz mad props. She has done an amazing job of instilling the characteristics above and others in both Bub and me. While I hate not being with her today, there are three things she’s taught me that I carry with me every day.

  • All God’s children got a place in the choir. Those are words from a silly song that she repeats to me as a reminder to be kind to others, regardless of who they are.
  • Everything will be awight. I am a pretty sensitive girl, so when I have my stereotypical chick meltdowns, Dizz is my go-to gal.  As someone who works with cancer patients, she is quick to remind me of how lucky I am and that everything will be awight.
  • Start in the corner and work your way out. As you know, my family has moved a lot. With that, Dock and Dizz have had to start over in several new homes. When Dizz would feel overwhelmed about that, my grandma would always tell her to start in the corner and work her way through the new home. When I am feeling overwhelmed at work, she tells me the same thing. Start with one thing, and work your way through the list. Seems obvious, but when I have a lot to do I tend to think of all of it at once, rather than one thing at a time.


I know everyone says this, but I genuinely believe I was given the best mom in the entire universe. If I do ever have children, I hope to be even half as incredible as Dizzle has been to me.