Where love is!

~~I'm going to start out this post warning you that it might be a bit long, but....TOTALLY worth reading! ~~

Believe it or not, I have been plugging away at this redesign process. The first step is to get this gorgeous new website finished. While I was going through some archives, I came across this picture and my heart skipped a beat. Skipped a beat at the memory of this sweet mother/son session. While his mother's face isn't in the picture, her presence is all over it. A presence of comfort, guidance, protection, and love.

I couldn't help but think back to a post I did on mothers and daughters...totally highlighting the relationship. Shortly after, I received a cute email from one of my sweetest, dearest and "bestest" friends, Miss T. The email was basically a sweet reminder of falling short in giving credit to the tender bond between a mother and her son.

Without getting too mushy on you, Miss T and I met about 6 or so years ago. While I was teaching, I was in desperate need of a new classroom assistant. When she came in to interview, I hired her on the spot without any formalities. I just knew she was a good fit.

She became a mother at a young age....while I won't tell her age, she wasn't in high school or middle school for that matter. But, none the less...she was young. And she was on her own and she did it all! All with a smile on her face, constant guidance and direction for her son, strength to conquer the unimaginable, and the endurance to never give up her goals. When I met her, her son was her world and she was working herself to the bone to be sure he had every opportunity. Often working more than two jobs. She was an example...and IS an example of a mother's love.

Here is the fantabulous Miss T!And here is her jaw dropping, gorgeous, future heartbreaker son...Mr. G. When I met him he was about a year and a half old. Watching her raise her son, she set a standard for me. And what's funny, is now she is getting me asking questions on what worked. If you met him, you'd think she did an outstanding job also. And an update on Miss T...her son is still her world but now there are 3 other boys in it. She is engaged to her "Prince Charming" who brought two more amazing sons.

Here we are years later and still friends....and one of my closest friends. I love you Miss T! And I'm sorry to all those mothers to sons out there...I couldn't even imagine the depth of your love for your son, or sons. Just witnessing this relationship, I should only be lucky to experience that level of love.