It’s my wedding week and Mothers Day Weekend and I want to dedicate this post to my mom.
Most of you don’t know this, but my mom is very sick. She was diagnosed with Pick’s disease 8 years ago. She is one of the longest living cases of the illness, but today she doesn’t know who I am. It has been especially hard planning this wedding for the past year without her and since this is the first wedding in our family, we have all been struggling not having mom around. I’m so lucky to have my 2 brothers, my 2 sisters and my dad to support me during this time.
The extra special part is that this is Mother’s Day weekend. Tony and I didn’t even plan it that way when we picked our date, but I know somehow, someway God had a hand in that (just like when I got engaged on my Mom’s birthday- totally unplanned by Tony). I just want to share a few words to her today….
Mom,
I’m getting married! I miss you so much and wish you could be here with me, but I know you will be with me in spirit. I wish you could know Tony the way I do, I know you’d approve of him. He is an amazing man. I will have you in my heart all weekend and hope that I will go into married life with the grace, kindness, selflessness, and unconditional love that you always had with dad and us kids.
Love you Mom and Happy Mothers day,
Leila
My mom and dad on their wedding day – August 10, 1980
My mom’s college senior portrait
Me and mom at my 4th grade colonial day
My mom and me at 6 months
