And the winner is....

Mary Seavers for Best Mom in the World!!!

My mom is seriously the best mom in the world. I know some of you may want to argue with that, but it's true. I think mothers deserve recognition and appreciation year round, but especially on Mother's Day. My mom has always been there for me and has been a great teacher. My mom is full of love and beauty. She is gentle, yet strong. She is patient and has many ways of showing me she cares. My mom is dependable and a great comforter. I know that I could go on forever telling you about my mother's good qualities and I love her more than I can express.

Some of life's greatest lessons I've learned from her and my dad. Lots of those things I learned when she wasn't teaching me directly. My mom is a great example to me . I learned the importance of conversing with our Heavenly Father when seeing her on her knees. I learned a lot about service by watching my mom help those around her. She opened her arms and offered love and charity to strangers and friends and offered her time and home numerous times to family.

I'm not sure how my mom found the time and energy to do all the things she did, raise 6 kids and work. She is more than just a mom. She is a chauffeur, cook and friend, nurse, counselor, and playmate. She's very musically talented and I love to hear her sing and play the piano. She is smart and so goofy and I realize this more and more as I get older. She never let us kids get bored. When I was younger I'd tell her I was bored she'd come up with the craziest solutions. She'd say, "Go build an opsticle course," "Create a new laugh, " "Build a fort, " or "Start a new trend," amoungst other things. I followed her advice a few years ago and decided to start a new trend. One day, as I was bored, I wore my pants backwards. I'm not really sure why this trend didn't stick.

I really hope my mom has an awesome Mother's Day. Happy Mother's Day to you, Mom. If any mom deserves it, you do!