A tribute thread for our Moms

My Mom passed away when I was 13. I have a daughter, Tamara, now 47, who has 2 young boys. I will be thinking of the MAJOR part Mothers have had in our world and that our ultimate Mother needs some love and attention also.

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chic said:
Ditto. I was closer to my grandmother too. This is her way back. I still smile like her and try to do as much as she did as possible.

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She looks like a beautiful young woman. I have a picture of my grandma when she was about 16, and one of grandpa when he was a young fellow of about 19.Grandma would never smile in pictures because she said she had buck teeth, but by the time I came along she had dentures and smile a lot. Because Grandpa thought he was very ugly but I never saw him that way. Both pictures are on a shelf in my living room and along with one of the two of them on their 45 wedding anniversary.
 
This is my mother, many many moons ago, on her wedding day. She left this earth in 1989. I miss her dearly and will always love her, often dream of her. She took good care of me and my siblings and made the most of what we had. She was a good and kind woman, much stronger than I can ever be. Rest peacefully Mom, you will always have a warm place in my heart

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SeaBreeze said:
This is my mother, many many moons ago, on her wedding day. She left this earth in 1989. I miss her dearly and will always love her, often dream of her. She took good care of me and my siblings and made the most of what we had. She was a good and kind woman, much stronger than I can ever be. Rest peacefully Mom, you will always have a warm place in my heart

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Lovely!
 
My mother was actually my grand aunt by marriage. She and my grand uncle raised me as their own. They couldn’t have children and “acquired” me when I was a baby. What a blessing!! I couldn't have chosen a better mother. She was kind, understanding, witty and people absolutely loved her. Many called her “a Sweetheart”. She was always supportive of me, no matter what mis-steps I made. People who did find out she wasn’t my birth mother were astonished because of how strong our bond was. Some even said we looked alike. LOL :D

My mother was a fantastic cook who was known for her coconut cakes, which the church people would often ask her to bake. But my favorites were her yellow cake with chocolate icing and her orange cakes. All were made from scratch of course. We seldom missed church because she was a faithful Christian. My mom was honored several times with certificates and even a plaque for 50 years of service to the Pastor's Aid Society. Later in life she was honored as the church’s oldest member.

My mother passed away in 2004 at age 97. During her service, my son, who was her heart, read a beautiful, funny tribute letter he had written the night before. My tears were replaced with laughter. Attendees laughed with us; his letter moved everyone in the church. Such a befitting tribute to a wonderful mother and grandmother. Rest in Paradise Mama. We love you and miss you so much❣️ 💖

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i am one of those ambivalent about Mothers' Day because we had a difficult relationship. Won't go in to that here. i did love her, looking for photos to post the only two i came across have other people in them but that says a lot. Once she married and had kids she was rarely in a photo alone.
This first one is from late 1950's. She's on the left. The young woman in uniform is the middle of my 3 older half-sisters. Even after she left our Dad two of my sisters made the effort to visit us. The eldest (who'd given Mom the most grief when they first came to live with us) and this one--they came to call her 'Mama Betty' after the first year or so.
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