I am thankful for my mum, mother-in-law, and all the lovely women that have influenced my life.  Happy Mother's Day!

You have said
 all the things
 I need to hear
 before I knew
 I needed to hear them.

To be unafraid
 of the things
 I used to fear,
 before I knew
 I shouldn't fear them.

("A Thank You Note" by Lang Leav)