One of the greatest gifts my mother has given me is the knowledge that I have always been loved. 

She loved me when I was a wild, blonde-haired, blue-eyed baby girl who loved to talk.(big shock there!) She loved me when I was a rocking tomboy who thought the boy-girl life thing was unfair.  She loved me when I turned into a smart-mouth teenager.  She loved me that one time she walked into a restaurant and saw me drinking too much with my friends.  She loved me when I made choices she knew I would