I truly mean it when I call you my best friend—you’re a rockstar. You’re my favorite person in this world. You have seen me at my best and my worst, and you move heaven and earth for us and your loved ones. You deserve the world.

When I look back on my childhood, you are a constant light and a safe place to land. Thank you for everything, Mom. I hope you’ve never felt that your efforts were overlooked by me. You do so much every day, in ways big and small, and I will always be grateful.

Thank you for being my shoulder to cry on, the keeper of all my secrets, and most of all, the best mother in the world.

Wishing the happiest of birthdays to the abundant giver, constant encourager, eager listener, big celebrator, joy-bringer, and dream-chaser that God gave me as my mother.