Over the last couple of years I’ve caught myself thinking, “I’m becoming just like my mom”. Little kids don’t always think that being like their mom is a good thing but as they get older they’ll realize that sometime becoming your mom isn’t bad at all. In fact, it can be a really good thing especially if you happen to have an amazing mom like mine. This photo above is my favorite picture of my mom when she was just starting her career.

My mom had kids late in life, just me and my older brother. She grew up in the South, experienced discrimination and broke down barriers by being the first African-American teacher at an all-white school in Oklahoma. When she tells me stories about her life growing up, getting an education and becoming a woman, wife and mother I can only admire the strength she had to live her dreams. My mom is an amazing person and someone who I admire and love with all my being.

This Mother’s Day, just like every other Mother’s Day that I’ve celebrated her, I will shower her with gifts and most importantly love.

I want you to do the same for your mom and since Mother’s Day is just two weeks away I’ve made gift buying easy for you with my…