Mother’s Day is almost here, and once again many of us are faced with remembering our Mom in past tense. My Mother passed away when I was six years old, but I still remember many things about her. I don’t remember a specific Mother’s Day, but I remember special times with her during the couple of years before she died. If she were still here today I would give her a special card, some pretty flowers, spend time with her, and tell her how much I love and appreciate her. Since she is buried several states away I can’t put flowers on her grave for Mother’s Day, but I do when I’m in the area to visit with family.
If your Mother (Mom, Mama, Momma, or whatever you call her) is still living, you are very blessed. Once she is gone you’ll have no more opportunities this side of Heaven to tell her you love her, appreciate her, give her flowers, or send her a card. Even if your relationship isn’t the best, she is still your Mother, and Mother’s Day is a great time to let her know you’re thinking about her.
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I find Mother’s Day sad since losing my mom in 2001, but I had her for 30 years — much more than you had yours.
We use Mother’s Day as an opportunity to remember things we loved, things we hated and things that make us laugh about our moms.
Do you do anything special to celebrate your mom on Mother’s Day?
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Thank you for commenting Colleen! I’m sorry to hear about you losing your Mom. It’s never easy, no matter how long she was with you.
I spend some time each Mother’s Day remembering my Mom, too. Sometimes the memories are funny things, like when she took my picture while I was sitting on a huge turtle that wandered into our yard. I was about 5 years old then, and was fascinated by the turtle and wanted to keep it. I don’t know what kind it was, except that it wasn’t the snapping, mean kind. It stood patiently while I sat on his back, which was almost too wide for my short legs, and got my picture taken. She took lots of pictures of us, of course they were black and white then, but still provide a permanent way of remembering.
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