MOTHERS..........HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY..

Today is mother's day and I wish my mother was still alive. Not a day goes by that some thing doesn't remind me of my MOM. MOM was a simple woman who loved her husband, children, grand children, great grand children, relatives and friends. Mom never learn to drive. Mom was devoted to all her family and loved to cook special meals with everyone in attendance. Nobody could cook like MOM. She could have a good meal on the table in no time flat.
Mother spent many hours during the cold winters baby sitting for each of her children's kids. All the kids LOVED their Nanny. She made each one of us a quilt as well as the grand kids. All the work was done by Mom's hand. My quilt has some of my clothes that I worn a long time ago stitched into the pattern. I only became aware of this on looking at my quilt some days ago in closer detail. Wow, there are pieces of that pink shirt that I wore during high school that was so popular with the guys. By the time I got mine they were going out of style. Patches of my sport coat that my wife made for me years ago. Mom always was collecting pieces of material for her next master piece. Perhaps other pieces of clothes that my brother and sisters worn are Incorporated into my quilt. Mom sewed ever stitch with LOVE. It took many hours to make each quilt. I cherish my quilt and the love mom put into it for me.
Mom endured a lot of heart breaks during her 74 years on this earth. She lost all her family except a brother. Lost Dad, a daughter, and two sons. After Dad died mom was never the same. Life takes a toll of everyone but that's how life works. If you have a Mom still alive spend as much time as possible with her.

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