Wednesday, May 11, 2011

This is a woman. {a Mother's Day tribute.}

In honor of Mother's Day,
{a little late because we were all out of town}
I want to tell you about the woman I
have the honor of calling
my mom.



This is a woman who has more friends than I can count.
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This is a woman who adores her 9 grandchildren even more than (or every bit as much as) she adores her own children.This is a woman who became a single mom at the age of 34. {I'll do the math for you: I was 15, Valerie was 14, Ron was 12 and Tim was 7.}


This is a woman who sacrificed for herself in order to clothe and feed four hungry, ornery kids/teenagers and we had fun while doing it. {Ok, so it wasn't all fun, but we definitely grew up to be a fun bunch of people.}
.
This is a woman who found out four months ago that she has cancer. {She just had her fourth round of chemo and could really use your prayers.}

This is a woman who spent Mother's Day this year with all four of her children for the first time in 20+ years. {I'm pretty sure that's why she's glowing. :o) }



This is a woman I love very deeply.
You would too if she was your mom.

22 comments:

Anonymous said...

lovely. good luck to your mom w/ her cancer treatment. keep her smiling like that & it will do wonders for her. maryjo

Unknown said...

So SO awesome. I have an awesome woman for a Grandma. <3 Love you and her too!

Ginger said...

Beautiful tribute to your mom! I read some of the team teal posts that were posted not long ago. Lots of positive thoughts being sent to you and your mom's way :)

Beverly said...

Lifting her up in my prayers. She has a beautiful family. It's a lovely tribute, Deb :)

Mom said...

Where are the words to describe my feelings right now? There are none. Once again in the space of just a couple of weeks, you have overwhelmed me with your love. For the first time today, the tears are for pure joy. Thank you, my darling daughter--I love you to the moon and back! xoxo

Amy said...

Just beautiful Deb :-)

Unknown said...

I wish that I could "like" grandma's comment on this. :)

(Well, I do like it, but you know what I mean.)

Italo said...

Such a beautiful post, full of love

Cheri said...

what a beautiful and moving tribute to your Mom. She's a gorgeous woman and obviously did a fine job raising her kids! Lots of positive healing happy vibes headed her way!

Sian said...

I'm thinking about her right now x

Margaret said...

What a lovely tribute. I definitely see the resemblance.

Maria Ontiveros said...

ABsolutely beautiful. And such wonderful pictures.
Rinda

scrappyjacky said...

An absolutely wonderful tribute,Deb.

Anonymous said...

All I can say Deb is that this is simply beautiful and as always my prayers are with your mom.xxx

Ruth said...

A perfect post and I'm sending you and Marti both my love and hugs. x

Rachel Brett said...

Beautiful post Deb, sending lots of virtual hugs and prayers your way :)

Stephanie @ La Dolce Vita said...

What a wonderful tribute to your beautiful mom! And what great photos of your family! I'd be thrilled to have a daughter like you!

Valerie said...

Er-lah!

Valerie said...

This is so touching---and true about mom---she is one amazing woman!

Jo.C said...

Stunning photo showing just how happy she was to be sharing it with you all. A great post. Mum's are fab aren't they :0)

Rachel Brett said...

Gorgeous post for a special lady x

Ruth said...

Sending you and Marti love and hugs. xx

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