Remembering my mom

[darlinkat]

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As Mother's Day approaches my thoughts turn to my mom
Who passed away 9 years ago.
A simple, gentle woman who loved her children beyond measure...




An English rose, transplanted to a Manitoba farm in the dead of winter.
Barely into her teens..alone...I can't imagine how she must have felt...
Hard, long days but she loved the dances on Saturday night at the community hall
Her first driving lesson landed her in the ditch...never drove again lol
My mom marched through life, head down, ploughing ahead through all adversities.
She regretted her lack of education and felt ashamed of her spelling and grammar.
Her Christmas card and newsy letter were the first to arrive for friends and family
Treasured more than she ever knew.
She believed and saw the good in everyone and was rarely disappointed. I think
all those she touched in her life strove to measure up to her expectations. Her
expectations were so basic, kindness and loving your fellow man above all else.
Mother Teresas quote " If you judge people, you don't have time to love them."
were her words to live by.
As she walked the streets every day, her cheery hello and a smile greeted all
whom she passed. I am sure her greeting put a smile on so many faces over the years.
Maybe her words to some of them were perhaps the only kind words they heard all day.
I often think of the difference she must have made in so many lives.
One of my dear friends here on the site mentioned the poem " The Dash"
You know... the little line between the birth date and death date.
That line is the whole life of that person and what their life was about.
My mom, her fierce strength tempered with gentleness and compassion
Tending her flower garden forever
Thank you for everything you gave me

[kijiji]

I hear you hun my mother passed away 7 yrs ago and i miss more then words could ever say ! Take care

[StanW]

Didn't realize the part my mother played in my life until she was gone ... wish I could get her back for just a little while to say the things that I never did .

[darlinkat]

I hear you hun my mother passed away 7 yrs ago and i miss more then words could ever say ! Take care


May your memories always be so fond, Kat.I'm lucky enough to still have my Ma.


Didn't realize the part my mother played in my life until she was gone ... wish I could get her back for just a little while to say the things that I never did .



I know kijiji....It doesn't matter how much time elapses, it still seems
and feels like yesterday.

How blessed you are Noof to have your mom...treasure every day because it will never be the same when
she is gone. A mother is the heart of the family.

Yes Stan, sometimes we think we have our loved ones forever. Never put off saying or doing something for
another day. Sometimes there are no more days before we know it.


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If there is happiness in my heart,
it's because you helped put it there.

If there is gentleness in my beliefs,
it's because you showed me how to care.

If there is understanding in my thinking,
it's because you shared your wisdom.

If there is a rainbow over my shoulder,
it's because of your outlook and your vision.

If there is a knowledge that I can reach out -
and I really can make some dreams come true -
it's because learned from the best teacher of all. . .
. . . I learned from you.

A mother's heart is a special place where children always have a home.

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[kijiji]

Very well said darlinkat !! if your mother is still with you live each like it was the last cause we just never know when our maker will need her.

[PremiereElite]

So sorry for your lost my friend, keep strong!! Be Blessed...

[steven charles]

those are good memories of your mom darlinkat,your very blessed my friend....

[darlinkat]

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This poem is by unknown
I did change some words to make it more my own
It says pretty much all I want to say
We should treasure our mothers each and every day
Don't wait for that one special day that may not come again

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I Still Miss Her

It seems like only yesterday
I sent a Mother’s Day card
I didn’t think it would be the last
I signed it with love and hugs from D

Now that she has gone away,
It doesn’t feel like Mother’s Day.
There are no more chances to send a card,
To ship some flowers, to make a call.
No more visits,
No more fun.
I cannot hug her or kiss her cheek.
I cannot even share a laugh.

It all too quickly became the past.
Each visit was special
And yet I felt there was much more to come
All the pictures have been taken,
All the memories have been made.
All the words have been spoken,
All the letters have been mailed.

The thing I miss the most of all
Has got to be her voice
Whether on the telephone or talking face to face.
If I could have my wish it would be for one more conversation

I know I’ll see her again some day,
We’ll share the sights of heaven.
We’ll talk, we’ll laugh, we’ll hug,
We’ll kiss….it’ll be Mother’s Day once more.
But until then I’ll be a mom for Mother’s Day
instead of Being a daughter.

[PremiereElite]

Very very nice..

[Akili]

My mom passed away 16 years ago peacefully.and Dad within a year of that, it was obviously a time of great sadness for me and for my family. But, it's also a time for fond remembrance.

[DualTest]

Toughest day of the year for me. I miss her alot. She raised 5 kids on her own. And now that I am old enough to appreciate just what a daunting task that was, she is not here for me to thank her. But as I told a good friend once, all I have to do is think of her smile, and that takes the sadness away. It never gets easy Dee, but it does get better.

[darlinkat]

My mom passed away 16 years ago peacefully.and Dad within a year of that, it was obviously a time of great sadness for me and for my family. But, it's also a time for fond remembrance.

Thank you Akili...you are so very right
We have so many wonderful memories that will stay with us forever
Hugs

[darlinkat]

Toughest day of the year for me. I miss her alot. She raised 5 kids on her own. And now that I am old enough to appreciate just what a daunting task that was, she is not here for me to thank her. But as I told a good friend once, all I have to do is think of her smile, and that takes the sadness away. It never gets easy Dee, but it does get better.


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Nice to see you my friend
I hope you are doing well these days !!
Sometimes I wish we got smarter earlier lol
Then we could appreciate when it matters most...when we still have our loved ones

[darlinkat]

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Thank you mom for our moments in time
You loved mauve lol...sometimes I wear your fav fleece jacket
It feels like a hug from you [[[[[hugs]]]]]
Such a lovely happy childhood you gave me...it hangs around my neck like a rainbow lol


Your mother is always with you...

She's the whisper of the leaves as you walk down the street

She's the smell of bleach in your freshly laundered socks

She's the cool hand on your brow when you're not well

Your mother lives inside your laughter
She's crystallized in every tear drop...

She's the place you came from, your first home
She's the map you follow with every step that you take.

She's your first love and your first heart break
Nothing on earth can separate you.

Not time, Not space...
Not even death....
Will ever separate you from your mother

You carry her inside of you....

To live in hearts we leave behind
Is not to die.
~Thomas Campbell, Hallowed Ground

[darlinkat]

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I sure wish I had my mom to buy for this Mothers Day
She has been on my mind a lot this week
Everything I do seems to be connected to her
Making a meal in the kitchen, looking out the window at my flowers
I am in so many ways like my mother...how blessed I am

I got all my good qualities from you Mom.
Isn't it lucky you had more than enough for both of us

[redemption]

I lost my Mom and Dad 13 years ago. When it happened I felt like someone stole my sun from the sky for world grew cold and dark. Many years and many miles since than and I'm still not FINE I will never get over her but I learned to somehow keep living on. My mom loved the holidays and since she left I haven't celibrated any of them I just seem to disappear for those months and reappear when they are over. I wish I could say my parents leaving affected me the worse but all my brothers and sisters are truly sensitive to the subject probably because we lost them so young (we were all in our 20's)..If you read this take the time to tell your mom how much she means to you for my last time kissing my mother's cheeks she already passed

a very wise man told me years ago when his mother passed:
one mother can raise a village but a village cannot replace one mother

my name is redemption

[surfinisfun]

Fantastic thread to start kat, everyone should do a little something (no matter the cost) for Mom before you don't have that option.

Me, I'll be paying a visit on Sunday with some kind of plants (I'll do my best with that but...) and a couple of boxes of ice cream drum sticks, she loves those.

[darlinkat]

I lost my Mom and Dad 13 years ago. When it happened I felt like someone stole my sun from the sky for world grew cold and dark. Many years and many miles since than and I'm still not FINE I will never get over her but I learned to somehow keep living on. My mom loved the holidays and since she left I haven't celibrated any of them I just seem to disappear for those months and reappear when they are over. I wish I could say my parents leaving affected me the worse but all my brothers and sisters are truly sensitive to the subject probably because we lost them so young (we were all in our 20's)..If you read this take the time to tell your mom how much she means to you for my last time kissing my mother's cheeks she already passed

a very wise man told me years ago when his mother passed:
one mother can raise a village but a village cannot replace one mother

my name is redemption


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So sorry for your loss redemption
All the firsts are the hardest....Mother's day...Birthdays...
I was so very fortunate to have my mother till she was 92
It still felt like not long enough though..
I can hear her voice like it was yesterday

[darlinkat]

Fantastic thread to start kat, everyone should do a little something (no matter the cost) for Mom before you don't have that option.

Me, I'll be paying a visit on Sunday with some kind of plants (I'll do my best with that but...) and a couple of boxes of ice cream drum sticks, she loves those.


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Thank you surfinisfun
As a mother myself, just knowing that my boys thought enough to do a little somthing is all I need
A plant, lol those drum sticks are great
I already have a Starbucks card...score !!!! lol
I wish I could pick something out for my mom this Sunday...

[whoknows]

I lost my Mom and Dad 13 years ago. When it happened I felt like someone stole my sun from the sky for world grew cold and dark. Many years and many miles since than and I'm still not FINE I will never get over her but I learned to somehow keep living on. My mom loved the holidays and since she left I haven't celibrated any of them I just seem to disappear for those months and reappear when they are over. I wish I could say my parents leaving affected me the worse but all my brothers and sisters are truly sensitive to the subject probably because we lost them so young (we were all in our 20's)..If you read this take the time to tell your mom how much she means to you for my last time kissing my mother's cheeks she already passed

a very wise man told me years ago when his mother passed:
one mother can raise a village but a village cannot replace one mother

my name is redemption

It is sad to lose your mother so early in life. I am one of the more fortunate, as I had my mother for more than 65 years. She died Easter monday 2011 in her 102nd year. I new her time was winding down and tried to do all the things that I knew I would regret if let pass. Mother's day is a couple days away. Sit and just talk with your mother, as that far better and appreciated more than any material thing you could ever give her. God bless all mothers.

[darlinkat]

It is sad to lose your mother so early in life. I am one of the more fortunate, as I had my mother for more than 65 years. She died Easter monday 2011 in her 102nd year. I new her time was winding down and tried to do all the things that I knew I would regret if let pass. Mother's day is a couple days away. Sit and just talk with your mother, as that far better and appreciated more than any material thing you could ever give her. God bless all mothers.


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Thanki you for the lovely post whoknows
How blessed you and your family were to have your mom for so many wonderful years
102 is a grand age indeed

Yes...God Bless all Mothers

[Akili]

This says it all

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[darlinkat]

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Very profound image Akili
Thank you for sharing...makes you think...

[Night_Predator]

Her legacy is you and the wonderful memories she gave you. Though the pain of our losses fad over time they are always with us because of the incredible people they were.

[shinning]

Lost my Mom 8 years ago. She was 95 years old. Longevity runs through my family some lived over 100. Thinking of her today was still difficult.

[darlinkat]

Her legacy is you and the wonderful memories she gave you. Though the pain of our losses fad over time they are always with us because of the incredible people they were.


Lost my Mom 8 years ago. She was 95 years old. Longevity runs through my family some lived over 100. Thinking of her today was still difficult.


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Thank you NP and shinning for your comments
No matter how long we have our loved ones, it is never enough time...
We always have our memories to cherish forever