I realize that Mother's Day in the US is not until tomorrow, that is...Sunday. I'm posting this now to honor my own mother who passed on last year.
My mother was born on May 12, in 1922 so today would be her birthday. It goes without saying that I miss her very much, and posting a "Happy Birthday" and a "Happy Mother's Day" today is a bit therapeutic for me, so I hope you'll all indulge me as you have so many other times.
She was a good person who stepped up to the job of raising her children and re-entering the work force after my father's death. She was never extravagant, never wealthy, and always led a simple life guided by her own no nonsense upbringing as the daughter of a farmer. She did what had to be done, and didn't complain about it nearly as much as I would have. She was not without fault, but had no fault great enough to define her. She was greatly loved.
My Mother died last year, three days after her birthday on May 15th. She died in the company of my sister, and I had the chance to visit with her for a week only two weeks before her death. Six months before she joined me, my children, and my sister for a week of vacation at the Jersey Shore, where we had vacationed many times before. I was honored to eulogize her at her memorial, and have thought about her daily since.
Please take a little time to post your appreciation of the Mothers in your lives. Maybe you have a Mother now that constantly tells you to "get off the computer", or maybe you have a wife now, Mother or not, that puts up with your endless hours at the keyboard. Maybe you're a Mother who dabbles in Trainz herself! Maybe you just want to remember your own Mother for a few minutes, and thank her.
As for me, I just want to say "Happy Birthday Mom, happy Mother's Day! I miss you so."
I hope some of you will join me in wishing all the Mothers that you love a "Happy Mother's Day".
My mother was born on May 12, in 1922 so today would be her birthday. It goes without saying that I miss her very much, and posting a "Happy Birthday" and a "Happy Mother's Day" today is a bit therapeutic for me, so I hope you'll all indulge me as you have so many other times.
She was a good person who stepped up to the job of raising her children and re-entering the work force after my father's death. She was never extravagant, never wealthy, and always led a simple life guided by her own no nonsense upbringing as the daughter of a farmer. She did what had to be done, and didn't complain about it nearly as much as I would have. She was not without fault, but had no fault great enough to define her. She was greatly loved.
My Mother died last year, three days after her birthday on May 15th. She died in the company of my sister, and I had the chance to visit with her for a week only two weeks before her death. Six months before she joined me, my children, and my sister for a week of vacation at the Jersey Shore, where we had vacationed many times before. I was honored to eulogize her at her memorial, and have thought about her daily since.
Please take a little time to post your appreciation of the Mothers in your lives. Maybe you have a Mother now that constantly tells you to "get off the computer", or maybe you have a wife now, Mother or not, that puts up with your endless hours at the keyboard. Maybe you're a Mother who dabbles in Trainz herself! Maybe you just want to remember your own Mother for a few minutes, and thank her.
As for me, I just want to say "Happy Birthday Mom, happy Mother's Day! I miss you so."
I hope some of you will join me in wishing all the Mothers that you love a "Happy Mother's Day".