Jessica Sue Haworth (Nielsen)

Yesterday I went over to my sister Jessica’s house to get some ribbon. Now my sister has been a single mother for about a year and a half, it will be 2 years in September. Yesterday it struck me that she was a single mother. I knew she was but for some reason it didn’t hit me until then. (yes i know i'm a little slow)The overwhelming love I had for her at the random moment was amazing. I realized how incredible she is. She has been through hell and back and if you looked at her now you’d never know. She has a 4 year old boy, Jerimiah, who we call J or JJ. He is an incredible little boy and I believe it’s because of the love Jessica has shown him and the things she has taught him. I don’t know if I EVER could be a single mother. I’m sure she never thought she would be either but she has shown people that it is possible to raise a child on your own if the circumstances call for it.

While we were standing there talking I just looked around and I’ve seen how much she has accomplished. She has raised a handsome little boy who is just hilarious, smart, and talkative. She has a great job were she loves (now that giggle giggle is gone) the people she works with and the job itself. She also has this home that’s organized, beautiful, lived in, and has the spirit dwelling in it. She makes time for the important things. Jessica works out when she can, takes care of a 4 year old, watches some of her favorite shows/movies, cooks, works, cleans the house, does the yard work, plays with J, sews projects, and even has time to blog about her life. Now isn’t that incredible?

I know our parents have helped her a lot with the car and household things here and there. For the most part she has done it on her own with help from various people once in awhile.

But she is a great example to me and I hope that I am as great of a mother one day as she is now.

Thank you!

Side note: Can you believe she trusts me to watch Jerimiah sometimes. Crazy I know!

Jessica & Jerimiah