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Things I Would Say To My Mother If She Were Alive Today: A Tribute To My Mother
A Shadow Box I Made Of Mother's Handmade Things
My Mother
My Mother was a little woman, not quite five feet tall. She weighed a little too much. Most of the excess weight was in her belly. I liked to watch her when she laugh, because her belly would jiggle. My Mother laughed a lot.
She had a natural wit. My Daddy teased her a lot, but she always had a “come back” for him.
Mother was my best friend. If I could just be half the person she was, I would be happy. She was a simple woman with simple desires. Her main desire was to be a good Mother, and she did that. I hope she knew while she lived how much I loved her and thanked her for all she did for me. I think she knew, but if she were alive today these are just some of the things I would say to her.
My Bouquet Of Roses For My Mother
Thank You, Mother
Thank you for rocking and singing to me when I was a baby,
For keeping me safe and secure wrapped in your love,
For kissing my “boo boos” when I fell down learning to walk,
For making all the little dresses I wore to school,
For packing thousands of school lunches to me to eat,
For making me do my homework when I didn’t want to,
For making me to go Sunday School and learn the Ten Commandments
For driving me many miles; places I really didn’t have to go,
For taking me shopping even though your feet must have hurt,
For teaching me to cook, sew, and all the arts of housekeeping,
For instilling in me your love of nature and God’s creatures,
For teaching me the value of a dollar and how to save for a rainy day,
For always being there for me for every school function,
For sitting on hard bleachers to watch me play ball,
For all the encouragement you gave me when I thought I would fail,
For doing without new clothes yourself to make sure there was enough money for me to go to camp and take field trips,
For letting me spread my wings to fly away to a college far away,
For somehow managing to find the money to send me there,
For trusting me to make the right decisions in life,
For the many prayers you offered on my behalf,
If I could, I would thank you for everything you ever did for me. I would tell you how much I loved you and missed you. I would give you a big bouquet of red roses from my garden.
Someday I will have that chance when we see each other again in Heaven.
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- Mother's Day for Those Who've Lost Their Mom
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© 2012 Mary Hyatt
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Hi, Thelma Alberts I told my Mother often how much I loved her. She was my best friend. She's been dead for many years, but I still miss her. I'm looking forward to Mother's Day Sunday. My four children are planning a dinner in my honor. I am blessed to have them.
What a beautiful tribute to your mom Mary! How I wish I have a chance to say those lovely words you mentioned. Sadfully my mother is in heaven, too. Advance Mother´s Day! We have Mother´s Day on Sunday here in Germany.
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Good Morning, Faith Reaper, Thanks for taking the time to link this Hub into your beautiful tribute to women. I still miss my Mother; she was my very best friend!
I hope you have a blessed weekend, Mary
Hi Mary,
I came back to get your link of this beautiful tribute. I had to finish replying to comments.
God bless you
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Good Morning, Faith. Thanks for taking the time to read my tribute to my Mother. She was a great lady, and make many sacrifices for me, as I know your own Mother did for you. I read your beatutiful Hub written as a Celebrating Women's Month, and I would be pleased to have you link this Hub with yours. Yes, I wrote my tribute for Mother's Day, but I think we should give thanks and celebrate our Mothers every day of the year!
Thanks so much for the nice comment, the votes, and all the shares.
Much Hub love and blessings to you, too, Friend, Mary
Oh, Mary, this is the most beautiful tribute ever, so heartrending. I believe you are so much like your mother more than you realize. I just know she knows just how much you love her.
I praise God every day for blessing me with such a wonderful mother in this life. It will be a lovely day when I see her sweet smiling face again.
You are an amazing daughter.
I know this is a Mother's Day tribute, but being this month is Celebrating Women Month, if you do not mind, I would love to link this beauty of a hub on my celebrating women hub.
Looks like you published this two years ago, so I did not know you then but I had just joined HP.
I love the shadow box full of your mother's special treasures. Wonderful idea.
Up ++++ tweeting, pinning, G+ and sharing
God bless you, lovely woman
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Hi, Victoria Lynn. So nice to see you!
Thank you for the nice compliment on my Hub and the shadow box I made.
I love looking at her things she made. Goodnight.
What a beautiful tribute! I love the shadow box. It's such a great idea to commemorate a loved one in that way.
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Hi Debby I'm so happy your enjoyed my special Mother's Day message. My mother has been dead for 30 years and I still miss her.
Thanks for reading and commenting, my best, Mary
Mothers are there to fulfill our every need as we are growing up. Love your special message. Blessings, Debby
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Hi andrew44 Yes, it is sad when you lose a parent. I've lost both of mine and I still miss them terribly. Just always tell your parents how much you love them, and try to make them proud of you.
My best to you, Mary
Im 13 right now and im afraid to face the facts that my mom and dad are going to pass away i don't think i can stand the reality that the people ive grown up all my life with will someday be gone off somewhere else. Ive always wondered what happens when you pass away. Always make good decisions, love your parents as much as you can and enjoy life to the fullest.
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Hi teaches12345. So nice to see you on this Mother's Day. Yes, my Mother was a saint!
I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day, too. Mary
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Hi Jools99. Thank for the return visit.That is a nice compliment and I thank you very much. You are fortunate that you still have a Mother to love. Give her a hug from me, OK?
Mary
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Hi MartieCoetser. I'm so happy you found my tribute to my Mother beautiful. Thank you, Happy Mother's Day, Mary
Lovely. You were blessed to have such a Godly mother. This tribute is very much what my mom was all about. Have a great Mother's Day!
Made a return visit to this Mary and enjoyed it again; very touching. We had mother's day in March and I thought about all of my friends who no longer have their mams and it made me appreciate mine all the more.
Beautiful and heart-touching!
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Hi Kasman. Yes, my Mother was a Christian and was a God fearing lady. She tried to teach me values and morals for which I am grateful.
Thank you so much for commenting and sharing, Mary
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Hi ImKarn. I so sorry you had a Mother who has disappointed you. I know you love her and she loves you, too. The poor lady just has a problem. I can only imagine how sad that makes you. There is still hope for her, you know.
You are so sweet to read my Mother's Day tribute and comment, Mary
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Hi CloudExplorer. What a beautiful comment you made to me. Yes, if I could just be half as good a Mother as she was, I would be happy.
I still miss this wonderful lady even after all these years.
Thank you so much for reading and commenting, Mary
Hi Mary, I think this is a beautiful hub. It sounds like your mother gave you the building blocks for living a blessed life. The Lord seems to have his hand on her and you and it's really nice to wake up to first thing this morning. Voting this up and I'm sharing.
Oh Mary - this was absolutely gorgeous - and heart wrenching! Mother's day is a difficult time for me also - as i lost my mother in 1998 - to GAMBLING!
one day - she just....lost her mind - and within a year had completely disassociated with her entire (very small) family - including me AND my kids - her only 2 grandchildren..
i've naught put that in writing before, but - after reading so many tributes to missed mothers who have passed - it's hard to express feelings for a missed mother - who has NOT passed..
wow..that was cathartic..
sorry..
Just a beautiful mothers day thank you and I love you article Mary, wow I enjoyed each and every line you managed to scribe here. I agree with Joseph De Cross the keywords " I love you mom" is very fitting here indeed. You expressed such a thing in so many wonderful ways and I commend you on rendering such a love back towards your mother.
Reading this hub actually brought back memories of my mother and I miss her as well, she is up there in heaven with you mom celebrating the glory of it all for sure.
Thumbs up and out Mary, you truly are blessed and your mom has done a lovely job for sure!
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Hi vertaulit. I'm happy you enjoyed reading my Hub and for the nice compliment, Mary
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Hi Indian Chef. So nice to "meet you". Yes, a Mother's love is completely selfless. Mothers are indeed precious and everyone should love and respect them, always.
Thank you so much for the vote and the share. Mary
Excellent hub and interesting hub.. thanks for sharing...
Mary, This is wonderful poem. A mother is first woman in anyone's life and she is the most beautiful and gorgeous woman but more than that she is the one whose love is selfless. She always looks for the betterment of her children. Very appropriate poem for the mothers day. Sharing this hub here and voting up.
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Hi Peggy W. Yes, I know from your beautiful Hubs how much your Mother meant to you. I always enjoy looking at the photos of her you include in some of your Hubs. She was a lovely lady.
I still miss my Mother, and wish she were here so I could tell again just how much she meant to me.
Thanks so much for sharing this Hub in time for Mother's Day. Mary
Hi Mary,
With Mother's Day only 2 days away, it is a time of year that those of us who have lost our mothers can't help but be reminded of them...not that we don't think of them often anyway. I know that you do and not a day goes by that I do not think of my wonderful mother. Wishing you a very Happy Mother's Day of your own and will once again share this sweet hub with my followers.
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Hi pstraubie48. So nice to see you today! How true that our Mothers tried to teach us many things that we had no way of appreciating until we had children of our own.
Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment, Mary
O Mary
How sweet and heartfelt this is...Our Mothers did teach us so many things that we may not have understood the reason for at the time but that we found out to be so true later!!!
Thank you for sharing this remarkable Mother with us...
Angels are on the way :) ps
Mary,
Aw, thanks. I guess we were quite lucky to have some June Cleavers, you don't see many of those around these days. I knew the minute I read this hub and your profile that you have a lot of love to give and those you give it to have to feel it. I'm going to have to check out that other hub! Thank you so much... you made my day!
Hugs back to you!
Cat
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Hi Cantuhearmescream. You had me in tears with your latest comment. My Mother was a June Cleaver type, too.
Being a Mother is truly the hardest job in the world. Thank you for reminding me that I had written a Hub on just that. I have added a link to that Hub now. Motherhood is truly a thankless job, but after the children have grown up and you can see what a wonderful job you did in raising them, that is all the thanks you will ever need. You will be so proud of them, just as I am now of my four, and the grandchildren I adopted at an early age.
I can just tell you are a wonderful Mother!
Hub hugs to you, Mary
Mary,
Good morning to you too! You know it's funny... I've always adored my mother and I realized very early how lucky I was (I had something of a June Cleaver) kind of mother. Of course, I made the typical Handmade Mommy things at school and always kissed her goodnight and said I loved her. But just a couple of years ago, with 2 kids of my own now, I was driving down the road, some sad song playing on the radio and I got thinking about how hard being a mother really is. How much love is needed and how everything that matters is our kids. How we don't even give second thought to making their needs met and then some. How nobody really stops and says "Thank you" every day. I had some kind of epiphany of how my mother mananged to be a great wife and even better mother, to 3 children and I don't remember having heard a whole lot of thank yous in those 18 years or so, though she could've used several a day. I called her crying... I could barely get the words out I was crying so hard. I told her that I just wanted her to know how much I love her, how great of a mother she had been and I would be honored to be half the mother she was, she cried and I know it meant a lot. In comparison to what they do, mothers are probably thanked the least. I love that you did this, it is so important! You have a wonderful Mother's Day as well and thank you!
Cat
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Good Morning, Cantuhearmescream. You are fortunate to have your Mother still with you. Never let a day go by that you don't tell her how much she means to you.
I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day, Mary
Mary615,
Thank you and the same to you! I don't think you can ever say it enough; my mother is still fortunately alive and I tell myself that I need to say it more! Having your own kids puts it into perspective doesn't it?
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Hi Canthearmescream. So nice to "meet you" here today. Yes, I told my Mother many times how much she meant to me, but I don't think you can ever say enough to your Mother to let her know you love her.
Thanks for reading, commenting and the votes, Mary
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Hi midget38. Thank you so much for all your support here on HP. You are a dear friend.
Hope you have a wonderful day! Mary
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Hi prettynutjob. I'm happy you like my tribute to my Mother. After all these years, I still miss her. She was truly one of a kind.
Thank you so much for the nice comment,the votes and the share, Mary
Mary615,
This is so very beautiful and something we can all relate too. I'm guessing you said these things, not in so many words, when she wasy here. Your love is obvious!
Up and Beautiful!
Sharing this lovely tribute again, Mary!
This is a beautiful tribute to your mother, I am so sorry for your loss. I couldn't imagine how painful this must have been for you. Great hub, voted up, more and shared.
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Hi Denise Handlon. Thank you for the nice compliment. I'm so glad you like the shadow box I made of Mother's things.
I do thank you for the votes and the share, too.
I still miss this wonderful little lady. Mary
Beautiful, Mary. I love the shadow box idea also. Rated this one UP/U/B and sharing
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Hi, BROTATI. So nice to "meet you" today. Thanks for reading and I'm happy you liked my Hub. I guess all of us wish we had told our parents just how much they mean to us.
What a lovely hub. My father passed away last year and I always think of the things I wish I had told him.
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Hi, Irc7815. Thank you for reading and for the nice compliment on my tribute to my Mother. Everyone who ever knew this wonderful woman loved her, and I know you would have, too!
My best, Mary
Mary, this is a beautiful tribute to a wonderful mother. I know I would have loved her if I had known her. And, I know she is proud of the woman you have become.
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Hi, truthfornow. I'm glad you like the shadow box I made of some of my Mother's things. Yes, she was a wonderful lady. I've always hoped I could be just half the Mother she was to me.
She and I were very close, and I told her often how much I loved her.
Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment, Mary
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Hi,torrilynn. I'm glad you like the tribute I wrote for my Mother. You are so right: we don't always tell our Mothers just how much we appreciate them until it is too late.
Thanks so much for reading, the vote and the share. I appreciate that, Mary
Very touching. I love the shadowbox of your mother's things. A great idea for a remembrance. Your mother seems like she was a wonderful person and great mom. I know she knew how much you loved and appreciated her.
mary615,
this is a really great tribute that you have here for your Mother.
Im lucky that my mom is still here with me. I've shown her the tribute I did for her
and she loved it. I understand that the best way to tell someone how you really feel is
right away because anything can happen at anytime. it is scary but it is true.
thanks again Voted up and shared
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Hi, Jools99. You are so fortunate to still have your Mother. I still dream about my sweet Mother even though she has been gone over 30 years. We were best friends!
Thanks so much for reading, commenting, and the share. Mary
Beautiful Mary; I am seeing my mam tomorrow for Mother's Day and I think Mams should have more than one special day :o) Your mam sounds like she meant the world to you, beautiful hub, shared etc.
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Hi, tenakha. So nice to "meet you" today! I am so happy my poem moved you. Thank you for reading and commenting, Mary
Really beautiful poem. Thank you. Moved me. We so under-appreciate our mothers ... until they are no longer with us.
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Hi marcoujor. Thanks so much for reading and for the sweet comment. My Mother has been dead for over 30 years, and I still miss her. She was my best friend.
Thanks for the votes, I do appreciate that, hugs back to you! Mary
Oh Mary,
What a tender and heartfelt tribute...I feel as though our Mothers were very similar in values and the way they raised us. I know we are similar in the way we love our Mommas to this day.
My Mom loved roses as well...just lovely. So glad you shared this.
Voted UP and Awesome and Beautiful. Hugs, Maria
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Hi, Irc7815. Yes, I'm sure you would have loved my Mother; everyone who ever met her loved her. She was just a special lady. I do hope I made her proud during her lifetime, too.
Thanks for reading, and for the nice compliment, Mary
Mary, this is a beautiful tribute to your Mom. I am sure I would have loved her too if I had a chance to know her. I love a woman with a sharp wit who puts family first. I love that it was your Mom who taught you to love nature too. She must have been an amazing mother and I know she is proud of her daughter. Thank you for sharing her with us.
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Hi, autinhealy. Nice to see you! You were fortunate to have had good, caring parents. So many children growing up today can't say that. I am so grateful for having a wonderful Mother and Father.
Thanks for reading and commenting, My Best, Mary
No matter how old we get, a mother's love, for those fortunate enough to have experienced it, never goes away. I had a wonderful mother, both my parents were, and I learned so much from them. Actually, my entire behavior today, long after they passed away is based on their teachings and will remain that way for as long as I live. Thank you for a great hub giving the opportunity to pay a tribute to mothers all over the world
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Hello, Sunshine625. Thanks for reading about what I would say to my Mother, and for the sweet compliment.
I'd like to think I'm like my Mother, but I could never fill her tiny little shoes!
Goodnight, Mary
Awww Mary, this hub is too sweet. A great idea also. A thank you letter to your mom. I bet you are just as amazing as your mother :)
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Hi, Alecia. Thanks for reading about the things I'd say to my Mother. She was one of a kind. I look forward to seeing her again one day.
I'm so glad you found my Hub sweet: thanks, Mary
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Hi, Jaye, We will never have anyone in our lives as important as our Mothers were. I'm so sorry you have lost your best friend, your Mother. I still miss mine. You will always remember the things she liked that you would like to share with her.
Thanks for reading and for the votes, I appreciate that, Mary
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Hi, midget38. Thanks for the lovely compliment about my Hubs, you just made my day! My Mother has been dead for 30 years, and you know what? I still miss talking to her.
Thanks so much for reading and for the share. Mary
What a sweet hub and I'm sure your mom is smiling down on you :).
This is such a beautiful tribute to your mother, Mary, and I love the memento shadowbox.
I think all of us who have lost our moms would like the chance to talk to them again, especially to thank them for all they did for us and gave us. The fourth anniversary of my own mother's death is next month, and I still miss her very much. I find myself "talking" to her in my mind when I read or see something I think she would like. She will always live in my memory...as does your mother.
Voted Up, Awesome and Beautiful.
Jaye
Beautiful, Mary. A wonderful tribute to mum. I must say that as I go through your hubs everyday, I find something inspiring, and you're one of the most sincere writers I've read! Thanks for a lovely tribute and you're mum, who's reading this from heaven, will love it too. Shared!!
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Hi, Peggy W. Thanks so much for taking the time to come back and look at the shadow box of my Mother's things. These things are just so precious to me.
My best, Mary
I like the addition of the shadowbox photo. Nice touch! Glad that I came back again and got to see it.
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Hi, Redberry Sky, Yes, you are very lucky to be able to tell your Mother in person how much she means to you. My Mother has been dead many years, but you know, I still miss her and wish I could talk to her. Your Mother is lucky she has a caring daughter like yourself to will take the time from her own life to call and take her to lunch. Give my best to your Mom!
Thanks for reading and commenting.
Beautiful sentiments, and you've reminded me that I'm very lucky to still be able to say these things to my own mother - I can 'tick off' every one of the things your mother did for you, as things mine has done for me too. I'm going to go and phone her right now and take her out for lunch tomorrow. Thank you for the wonderfully written reminder - and I'm sure from the lovely way that you express your feelings in this that your mother knew just how much you loved her.
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Thelma Alberts, good morning! I'm happy you read my Hub about my Mother; she was one of a kind. Yes, I like to think she is with me all the time. I looked at her old cook book and intended to write a recipe from her book, but before I knew it, it was as though she spoke to me, and I had to write a Hub about her and her life. It isn't published yet, I'm working on it. Watch for it. I hope you have a wonderful day!
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Good Morning, Peggy. Thanks for reading my Hub about my dear Mother, and the nice comment. Mother died in 1951, and I still miss her and would like to talk to her! Thanks for the votes and for the share. I just added a photo of a little memory box I made in her honor. Thanks so much. Hope you have a wonderful day!
Beautiful! Who knows your mother have read your hub while watching you over your head, writing this very touching poem. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Mary,
My dear mother was also my best friend and I miss her dearly. It is nice knowing that you had the same relationship with your mother. This is a wonderful poem and tribute to yours. Thanks! Up votes and this needs to be SHARED. Sounds like you are the same kind of mother! :)
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Good morning, Angela Brummer. How nice to see you today! Thanks for reading about my Mother, and thank you for the nice compliment. I'm happy you found my Hub beautiful. Have a wonderfuld day!
Well this will bring a tear to anyones eyes that misses their mother! Beautiful! Thank You!
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Hi 2uesday, what a nice comment you left me on my Hub about my Mother. I really appreciate you taking the time to read and comment. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Mary I can tell, your Mother must have got a great deal of pleasure from seeing you grow up and become someone she could be proud of.
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Good Morning, AEvans, so nice to see you today! Thanks for reading my Hub about my Mother. Yes, I'm looking forward to seeing her again. I do miss her. Thanks so much for the votes, I appreciate that. Hope you have a wonderful day!
So touching, so beautiful, so brilliant! Your mom heard every word you wrote. When you get to those Pearlie gates she will be there with her and handout, welcoming her baby girl in her arms again. Beautiful Mary voted up!:)
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Good morning, donnaisabella. Thanks for taking the time to read and comment on my Hub about my Mother. I think that would be wonderful if you got some roses for your Mother, and tell her how much she means to you. I'd give a million dollars to talk to my Mother again. I hope you have a wonderful day.
Mary, that was so beautiful and touching, so simple and yet so profound, it brought tears to my eyes. I am so sorry that your mom is not around to read this but I am sure she knew just how you felt about her. I will remember to tell my mom those things and indeed pick her the biggest bouquet of red roses from the store or somewhere where they can be found. Mothers are special and I am glad we can celebrate them all our lives even after they are gone.
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Hi, prairieprincess. Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment on my Hub about my Mother. Yes, Mothers do for us because they love us and only want the best for us. I am glad I told my Mom how much she meant to me while she was living. Thanks for the nice compliment.
Mary, you have done your Mother proud with this beautiful hub. I think it's often not until years later that we truly realize how much our Mothers did for us, and like you said in the poem, they didn't have to! I loved how you showed how she loved you with her actions most of all. So lovely and thanks for writing.
My Mom was my best friend, too, so I can relate so much. Take care!
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Hi, dbuddhika, thanks for reading my Hub on what I would tell my Mother if she were still alive. You are right; a mother's love knows no bounderies. She was truly my best friend, and I still miss her. Goodnight.
According to Sri Lankan Culture; Mother's love for children is boundless,It emerges from the bottom of the heart.
Happy Mothers day to you!
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Hi there, sammimills. Thank you for reading and commenting on my Hub about my Mother. Yes, she was a very special person, and I will always love her and miss her. I hope you have a wonderful day!
Wow. Beautiful tribute for for your mom. That's very sweet of you. Happy Mothers day to you!
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Good Morning, Jackie Lynnley. So nice to see you today. Yes, I'd give a million dollars to hear my Mother sing again. I'm so glad you liked my tribute to my Mother. I was truly blessed. I hope you have a wonderful day.
Your mom sounds like mine, she always had a song, and sometimes she would drown out my rock song with one of her golden oldies...I would love her to do it again. Beautiful tribute.
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Hi Alicia. Thanks for taking the time to read and comment on my Hub about my Mother. You had a wonderful Mother, too, I'm sure. I had a wonderful Mother's Day. My daughters took me out for a wonderful dinner.
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Hi, Maralexa. Thanks for reading my tribute to my Mother. Yes, I was very blessed to have such a wonderful Mother, and I miss her very much, especially today on Mother's Day. BTW I have a daughter named Mara. I love the way you combined your first and last name.
This is such a beautiful poem, mary, and a wonderful tribute to your mother. As I was reading your poem I was reminded of my own mother and of how she did many of the same things for me. Thank you for the memories. I hope you have a great Mother's Day, mary.
Happy Mother's Day, Mary615! This is a beautiful tribute to your mother. I am sure she would just love this special message. You are blessed to have had such a wonderful mother and such a caring daughter!
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Good Morning, ishwaryaa22. I hope you are having a nice Mother's Day. Thanks for reading and commenting on my tribute to my Mother. Yes, I was truly blessed to have a Mother like her. Thanks so much for the votes and for the share, too! See you again, soon, I hope.
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