Today is my mom’s birthday. I feel incredibly grateful to have her as a mother. All these years that I have lived away from my family, I never felt far from them. I don’t know what I’d do without her.

We celebrated her birthday today. My sister took the photos, and I don’t have copies of the pictures just yet. Instead,  I’ll share with you what I did last Mother’s Day. It was a simple get together. My mom invited my grandmother, aunt and cousin who just gave birth. 

I also ordered a cake from Estrel’s Caramel Cake.

I did a very simple table setting.

I also offered flowers to Mama Mary.

It just takes a little effort to show how much we appreciate the people we love. Spending quality time smiling with family and friends is priceless. 

“All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my mother.”