In Honor of Dia de la Mujer....

Let us honor the all of the women,
 not just the scientists, the leaders, the doctors, and the ones that history teaches us about.

Where would we be without the women in our day to day lives...
the ones that shaped our lives?

So, here is to the ones that gave us life,
and if you were a hyperactive kid that tested ALL boundaries...
occasionally threatened to take that life back. 

(and, no, she wasn't serious just frustrated at my total lack of regard for the rules.) 

To the ones that taught us to laugh loudly (and sometimes inappropriately)
to love wholeheartedly.. to the ones that taught us to sew and to sow..
and taught us to cook real food.
To the one that wore a red cape to church on Sundays
(and ran around after Temple like a superhero to make her friends laugh,)
 and her sisters that taught us that learning is never ending,
and that scaring the pants off of someone really is the best remedy for the hiccups. 

If the women in your life are like the ones that were part of this "Tribe",
 they taught you to feed chickens, build stuff (yes, with a hammer and everything),
 change out the cut-offs under the sink and so much more. 

There are the ones that will wake before the roosters,
 to cook for a family of four or make breakfast for a crowd of 20...
 on just a cup of coffee.

If you are really lucky,
 these women will teach you that there is no such thing as hard work
 when you are doing what you love. 

... and family is what really matters in this world.

So today, honor them, celebrate them, call them, write to them, but most importantly... 

let them know that they are appreciated and loved.

Whether they are here or saving a seat for us on the other side..

I truly hope that you've had the kind of women in your life 

like the ones that I've been blessed with.

My Love, Honor, and Respect to you all,