Dear Mom,

My amazing mom, Patty Yonashiro, with all her daughters and granddaughter. People always said she looked like our sister. She inspires me with her selflessness and non-stop work ethic. She is so full of charity, loving and generous!
The best mother-in-law ever, Lynette Auna. When I went home to meet her for the first time, she welcomed me with a big hug. I felt her love and the special woman she is. She also never stops serving others, and really illuminates the love of the Savior!

(This poem is dedicated to my moms, but I am no poet! I wrote this with both of you in mind, and love you so much!)

Dear Mom,

As I worry & fret about and coddle & love,
my two little ones from above,
I gain a glimpse of your sacrifice
and so value your every advice
from vitamins and child bearing
to the right shoes to be wearing.

I feel the joy you may have had
when your children sang you a ballad.
I feel the tears you may have shed
when you felt our pain couldn't be abolished.
I feel the fustration you may experience
when we don't listen and choose disobedience.
I feel the happiness that may overcome you
as you watch your children succeed and love too.

Thank you for showing me how to serve,
how to see good in others, to listen and observe.

Thank you for showing me how to savor precious moments

to rely on the Savior, to have faith as well as common sense.
Thank you for loving me despite my mistakes
for always telling me the truth, being sincere & not fake.
(Because soda really does melt your bones
and cancer is caused from those cellphones. : )

Mom, I'm so grateful for everything you are to me,
and hope that I can be as good a mom as thee.