Tuesday, July 8, 2014
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Ma,
With this message I would like to commemorate forever what a hero you always were and still are to me. I know sometimes you would wonder what the internet was and how it was not for you. It was something you didn't understand and it was outside your time. A phone call or a card in the mail was your way. But I'm going to use this tool to leave a permanent message about you that everyone can read, forever and always.
You were to me the most beautiful, intelligent, witty, humorous, caring, thoughtful, and wisest person I ever met and you were also my mother. A middle child you had a tough job but you performed it with excellence. Always standing up for one sibling without sacrificing the others.
We would all be smart to learn this skill in life.
As a mother and really both parents to me, you were always fair and understanding. When i or anyone made a mistake you were always supportive and forgiving.
Something else we should all learn.
Many might think having nine children was too much. But you knew better. While others spend their life trying to accumulate wealth you knew in the end family was the real profit. You knew that all along. You were almost never alone and never lonely. Most can not say this.
I learned so much from you and as i grow older i hope to continue to learn from your example. I can only hope to be like you, even if just a little bit. If I am then I am successful.
I know how much you loved movies from the 1940's and you taught me to do the same. Movies that were really about something. Movies that told stories and taught lessons. I learned from "It's a wonderful life" that a persons life is not about what they do for themselves but rather was they do for others. And you certainly did a great deal for me. I thank you.
I love you Ma. Rest in Peace.
