| "Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget." -Unknown |
| "God could not be everywhere and therefore He made mothers." -Jewish Proverb |
| "The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother." -Anon. |
| "A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take." -Cardinal Mermillod |
| A Tribute to Mommy |
| Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy, was he? |
| There was a little girl who had a little curl right in the middle of her forehead. And when she was good she was very, very good. And when she was bad she was horrid! |
| Mother I Miss You by John Tesh Is it me, or have I deceived myself I thought I heard you call my name out in the pouring rain I really thought I saw your face But after a second look I saw I made a mistake Mother I miss you and nights I just wish you were here with me so we can laugh and talk again Mother I miss you But I'll just kiss you and send it on the wind Cause you know I plan to see you again So much I wanted to show you So much I wanted to give I thought our time would be much longer Missing my best friend Mother I miss you and nights I just wish you were here with me so we can laugh and talk again Mother I miss you But I'll just kiss you and send it on the wind Cause you know I plan to see you again |
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| Mother's Day 2002 My mom has always been a person that I can always count on, but within the past year I have really stopped taking that for granted. Her strength has really been my courage. When we first found out about the regrowth of her tumor and the second surgery, I was very upset. This time the surgery would be more tedious and dig deeper into her brain stem to attempt to remove all of it. As the time for surgery came closer, I became more upset. I remember lying in bed with her, telling her things would be okay, while she cried on my shoulder. I remember similar times that she had done the same for me. I guess God was looking out for us because I had to abruptly move back home shortly before the surgery. This was a very big help as my mother had some home care that she needed during the daytime. With her motor skills lacking and her swallowing reflex temporarily damaged, my sisters, my dad, and I all had to do a lot of adjusting. We all had to help with feeding and cleaning around the house; stuff that my mother always did. I think we all tried, but things were not done the why my mom did them. For her, being able to let people do things for her was a very big challenge. She likes to do things for herself. I think a bigger ache though, was not being able to do things for her family. There were times she would be so frustrated that she couldn�t do the things for us that she wanted to do; tend to one of us with a cold, fix a nice meal, and even feel her arms around us to give us a hug. But to see her work with herself to regain those fine motor skills and to see her progress, in my eyes, surpasses those things that she wanted to do for us. To see her strength and courage has given me strength and courage in myself. She always has tried to keep her sense of humor, even right after surgery. And yes, there are still times that my mom gets frustrated that she can�t do something, but she never quits and she keeps trying. For this, I will eternally respect her. For the care she has shown to me, I will eternally love her. For the way we can lean on each other, I will eternally have a friend in her. On our refrigerator at home, amidst doctor appointment cards, magnetic business cards and various pictures, we have a poem that has been there for years. Every so often, I read it and it still holds true like it did when I first found it. I would like to share it with you today. It can be found in the book A 4th Course of Chicken Soup for the Soul and it is by an unknown author. It reads: When you thought I wasn�t looking, I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I wanted to paint. When you thought I wasn�t looking, I saw you feed a stray cat, and I thought it was good to be kind to animals. When you thought I wasn�t looking, I saw you make my favorite cake for me, and I knew that little things are special things. When you thought I wasn�t looking, I heard you say a prayer, and I believed there is a God I could always talk to. When you thought I wasn�t looking I felt you kiss me good night, and I felt loved. When you thought I wasn�t looking, I saw tears come from your eyes and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it�s all right to cry. When you thought I wasn�t looking, I saw that you cared and I wanted to be everything that I could be. When you thought I wasn�t looking, I looked . . . and wanted to say thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn�t looking. |