MY MOM WAS THE BEST!!!!

She did the best she could with what she had.Took me nearly forty years to figure that out...........but hey what is important  is that I finally got it.

She did not have a manual  other than what her mother taught her and I am sure what her older sister insisted on telling her.  What was in her heart  she knew God had gifted her with and she leaned on  that daily.  Hers' was not an easy life, as she ventured off away from wealth and comfort to live her dream. The years that followed were filled with  animosity from her family yet she followed her heart and made a home for her, her husband and eventually eight children!  My dad  adored her and  they did work together as a team for over fifty years!!!!!!

Ultimately she gave me my  life! She, through her life attempted to show me  how to be the best women,  mother and wife that God created me to be!   My mom was a women of few words but towards the end of her life when I finally grew up and became the women she dreamed me to be we were able to have a warm and authentic relationship.  We had many long conversations, (many on the telephone) and times of quiet too; time for each  to share our dreams or failures and our trust in God.

My mom taught many things and some  lessons, yes  I  stilll struggle with but two that I so remember are:
  •  keep active and your body will love you and serve you for a long time.  She lived to be 84!
  • Love is special don't waste it away!
 Today on mothers day, I have special thoughts of Blanche,my mother  and my mother-in-law Marianne, both incredible women in my life. 

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO MY TWO DAUGHTERS AND DAUGHTER IN LAW, SISTERS AND FRIENDS.................at times it may not be easy but it is worth it!

Lue

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