mother's day

[imarabbidturtle]

in the past three years my sister has undergone one of the most fulfilling and most strenuous transformations... motherhood. at first she was still more like her old self: kindof germophobic, hypochondriatic, always anxious and slightly paranoid. well now, over three years later, she is probably one of the best mothers i have ever known - besides my own mother, of course lol. but my own mom aside, my sister, Jenese, embodies all that i want to be as a mom. she has become more relaxed as a mom, but still strict, knowing when to lay down the rules and how to stick by them, but doing so while still showing love and care. she is also married to a sergeant in the Marines - who will be leaving May 17th for north carolina, then straight for california for 3 months of training, then their unit will be shipped to Iraq. this is the second time that he'll be deployed to Iraq in their four years of marriage. the first time was while she was pregnant. they let him come home for Ashton's birth, but then it was right back to Iraq. i got to eat supper with them at their house last saturday and i watched as my sister was the perfect home-maker, chef, wife, and mother. i sat in awe of how much strength she has to know that her husband will be in Iraq for an entire year and gone for over a year total. i almost cried when hugging him bye and i'm only his sister-in-law. but watching my sister in her element i couldn't help but remember the day in the hospital when i first saw my sister with Ashton in her arms. i remembered the time i observed Jenese with baby Ashton at my grandmother's house and how perfectly Ashton's body fit like a puzzle in the curves of my sister's body. i was amazed at how God made women with just the right shape for each of us to carry our young in such a way that contours to our form.
anyway, i might not be able to support my thesis just right but i say again: when i become a mother (God willing) i want to be just like my sister - if i ever get that good...