Nominate a Mother For Free Flowers For Mother's Day!
Do you know any extraordinary mothers that due to circumstances may not receive Mother’s Day Flowers this year? If you could take a few moments, please take the time to nominate and explain why you feel the mother you are nominating should receive beautiful fresh flowers on Mother’s Day!
Flowers.org will decide along with reader’s suggestions which mom should receive flowers. Up to 20 moms will be chosen.
Please, please take the couple of minutes to tell us about someone. Let’s put some smiles on some Mom’s faces this Mother’s Day.
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I would like to nominate Shelbie Huff for flowers. Shelbie is a mom at only 19. She is incredibly dedicated to her 2 year old daughter, Nora, and works tirelessly to provide for her. Although Shelbie comes from a rough background, she has truly come a long way and has grown tremendously in a very short period. Nora is the reason for this. She has been Shelbie’s saving grace and guiding light since the day she was born. If anyone deserves and needs to be recognized as an amazing mother, it is Shelbie.
I first met Shelbie in Nov 2010, when she began training as a dental assistant at my practice. It was her first job. Although she lives an hour away from my office, she was always one of the first employees to arrive to work and one of the last to leave. She consistently maintained a cheerful attitude and never once complained when she was asked to do something. These personal qualities allowed her to grow incredibly quickly as an employee and as a person, in the short time she was with us. Now, at her current office of employment, Shelbie is acting as both a dental assistant and front office representative. One look at the numerous duties she performs is a testament to how hard working and dedicated she is.
Now, to be honest, the previous paragraph describes many moms, not just Shelbie. So what sets her apart? Considering her background, Shelbie, by all accounts, should be a failure. But she isn’t. Life has given her reason after reason to give up. But she hasn’t. Growing up, Shelbie had a very unstable childhood, as troubles between her parents affected her in many ways. As a young teenager, Shelbie got into a lot of destructive habits(drinking, drugs, partying, etc), which got her into a lot of trouble. She cared very little about school. Her life was rapidly going in a very scary direction. Becoming a mom at 17, however, changed all of that.
When Nora was born, I believe Shelbie was, herself, reborn. Since her parents were either unwilling or unable to help her much financially, and Nora’s father was denying her as his own, Shelbie knew she would be almost solely responsible for caring for her daughter. So, while many at her age were busy being kids, Shelbie took summer classes so she could graduate high school early and begin working. She took out a loan to attend dental assisting school. Once finished with school, she began training at my office, as I described previously. Shelbie’s story doesn’t end there, however.
Since meeting Shelbie, I have come to know her extremely well. Throughout our friendship, I have seen her constantly pushing to make herself a better person, for the sole reason of providing a good life for Nora. As an employee, she is always looking to enhance her skills and
knowledge in order to put herself in a better position financially. She is planning on taking online college courses when she’s not at work, so she can get better educated. Just as important, she is working so hard to
improve herself personally. She has completely cut drugs from her life,doesn’t party anymore, and rarely drinks any alcohol. Every day she simply goes to work, then comes home and takes care of Nora, that’s it. She has become completely dedicated to her daughter. And she has also had some success in getting Nora’s dad to make his own changes, and to be a consistent part of Nora’s life. Shelbie has truly had to fight tooth and nail to achieve this, and I admire her greatly for what she put herself through in order to get to this point with Nora’s father. It truly proves just how devoted Shelbie is to her daughter.
In the end, Shelbie’s life is still very difficult. She still has many struggles financially and personally. Amazingly, even when times are tough, she still always puts Nora ahead of herself. When money or food is low, Nora eats first. Nora is clothed first. Nora is cared for first. Shelbie is certainly not a perfect mother (and who is?). But she works so hard every day to be as good a mom to Nora as she can be, and she does great! Unfortunately, she is virtually never recognized for it. And this is ultimately why I feel she should win this nomination. Not just because
she’s deserves to be recognized, because many moms out there deserve recognition. But because Shelbie *needs* to be recognized. She needs to know that she is a good mother, an amazing mother, and an awesome person. Nora is what changed Shelbie for the better, and Nora is what keeps Shelbie going. Though she doesn’t talk about it much, I know Shelbie sometimes fears that she isn’t good enough for Nora or isn’t doing enough for her. This is obviously not the case. And for Shelbie to know this would mean so much to her! She has inspired me, probably more than she realizes. Because of her, I appreciate my own parents, my own life, so much more. I see how lucky I am to have the life I have. And I have a great deal more respect for young moms, like herself, who struggle everyday and work so hard at life. I am so inspired by her and I hope her story inspires you too!
Alok,
Thank you for taking the time to nominate Shelbie for Mother’s Day Flowers. I decided we would send her flowers as I was reading the first paragraph. I have to tell you, The reason we are doing this is to show that all of us can do something anything to make a change in a persons life, and helping others is one of the greatest things human beings can do for others. Also what prompted me to do this is a blog my wife started called http://www.iammyjourney.org, which got both of us thinking what we can do?
I will be contacting you as Mother’s Day approaches. Thank you once again for taking the time to share Shelbies story with me and anyone that may be following along.
Aron Benon
Flowers.org
Thanks Aron! Your gesture will mean so much to Shelbie!