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my Mother has passed on - but
there isn't anything that she wouldn't do for me.
thanks Mom
thank you for always being there for me.
love you always
your son



just hoping this Mother's Day message reaches the other side for tomorrow

Apostles

Mother was an accomplished musician. … How beautifully Mother sang to me whenever I was weary or not feeling well. She would cuddle me close to her and sing “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny.” To this day I can hardly sing that song without getting a lump in my throat because of its special significance. Mother taught me how to pray, and she listened patiently to my nightly prayers (“Friend to Friend,” Friend, Jan. 1986). Russell M. Nelson

My mother was a singer too. I remember how wonderful her voice sounded.

I think she has been gone 47 years.

She was a wonderful woman.

Now my father, that was a different story.
dc

My mother is a singer also. I think her voice singing to me is my earliest memory.

Every year I get her the same thing: a home-cooked meal, stolen roses and then a real gift. And yet I feel she appreciates my love and attention the most, which just breaks my heart in the best of ways.

My mom is still alive, but she has Alzheimer's. She doesn't really know most things and she forgets what she knows within minutes. It's heartbreaking to watch. My mom is there but she isn't. My kids will never know their grandma. She is a scary person to them. This mother's day is hard for me.

thanks Moms - for all you do, and for all the sacrifices you make for all of us.

Before I was a Mom

Before I was a Mom
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom -
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom
I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin .
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want
to put him down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I
couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom -
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel
so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom -
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make
sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache,
the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom.