A Mothers Day tribute to Mothers that are no longer with us.

[maveric]

Ma died March 28 2005. I miss her greatly
Happy Mothers Day Ma!

[Nite Owl]

1. So sorry

The firsts are the hardest but my mom died over 6yrs ago and on days like today and her birthday she is on my mind all day. I feel so lonely without her.

[joeybee12]

2. Happy Mother's Day Mom! She passed right before Mother's Day

last year...

[maveric]

4. I'm so sorry to hear that.

This one is the hardest one I guess.

[joeybee12]

24. Thanks...yeah, last year's Mother's Day didn't seem real...still dealing

with funeral arrangements, etc.

Hope you're geting through ok today!:hi:

[merh]

3. October 10, 1981

I miss her so.

:loveya: :hug: Happy Mother's Day Mom. :hug: :loveya:

(a poem I wrote for her then)

Mother
There were nine of us you see
not five or four or three

Nine of us to love,
Mom called us her gifts from above

Nine pairs of hands reaching
Nine minds open to the teaching

Give me this and give me that
Mom, she has my hat

There to soothe the hurt and the bleeding
There to give, without ever needing

Woman of strength, you have gone
How do I carry on?

Because of you, I carry on...


maveric,
Thank you for this thread -- :hug: hugs to you :hug:-
I know it hurts. :cry: - She'll always be with you. :loveya:

[GreenPartyVoter]

27. What a lovely tribute!!! Just wonderful! *hugs*

[merh]

28. Thanks so much.

My hugs to you on your loss. :hug:

She will be with you always. :loveya:


(forgot to add, I nominated this so that it stays alive today, need 3 for the greatest page)

:hug: For maveric and for all that have lost their moms :grouphug:

[GreenPartyVoter]

29. I nominated too. :^) Today hasn't been so bad. Slept most of the day

and since I have been up I have been treated like a queen. So, I miss my own mom but as a mom myself I am getting lots of love. :)

[merh]

31. So happy for you!

Happy Mother's Day. :hug:

:toast:

[uppityperson]

5. So sorry. Mine died 14 yrs ago tomorrow.

It gets easier, but the wish to give her a mothers day hug hasn't gone away yet. Happy mothers day to our mothers to our departed mothers and to ourselves.

[serryjw]

6. Great Post

To you Mom....Your body left me on 10/29/73 but your heart and soul will always be with me.

[Radio_Lady]

7. My mother died on March 4, 1991 -- we were not very close,

but I do miss her. I lit a candle in her memory for today.

Interesting, I have become close to her younger sister, who is now 81 years old. She lives in the San Francisco area, but she's more or less adopted me and we communicate by email and telephone very frequently.

She had one child, my cousin, who developed schizophrenia in her adolescence. Now in her fifties, my cousin never married and never had any children. She lives a very quiet life in the Los Angeles area.

[prozacnation]

8. August 5, 1991

My Mom died at 54 from pancreatic cancer. She was an amazing person and I miss her every day. Happy Mother's Day Mom, I love you.

[shesemsmom]

9. I'm so sorry

I dread the day I don't have mine. She is my rock MOST days.:hug:

[bobbieinok]

10. my mother died March 31, 2005; she was 92 on 2-14-05

[Cha]

11. So Sorry for your recent loss

of your Mother.

GB Shaw said "A Mother is like the Sun in the Heavens."

My Mum passed on 8 years ago, November 8,1997,and this year I bought flowers for her spirit and made a dinner in honor of her soul. It delighted me!:hug:

[uppityperson]

12. And just just say thanks to people wishing you happy m-day

"fuck you she's dead" needs to stay inside our little minds today. Speaking from experience. People may not know how you are hurting and don't mean to be mean.

[merh]

13. I go out and rent the sappiest movies

and watch them with a kleenex box by my side.

The tears flow and I let them. They are necessary. :hug:

[maveric]

14. Before I go to work I'll go to the ocean and talk with her.

The ocean is my "spiritual" place.

[merh]

15. And she hears every word.

:hug: Our mom's are with us always. :hug:

[uppityperson]

16. It'd be nice to hear back from her

I talk to mine frequently, but am not always sure of getting a reply I can understand. I'd like to give her a hug too. She told me once that she thought of her parents most everyday, yrs after they had died, expressing similar sentiments. It's part of the maturing thing that we have to do, realize how much we and they are a part of each other, that it's ok, and go on with living.

[merh]

20. Wouldn't a hug be wonderful.

Sometimes I ache for it. Especially when I am sick. Nothing like being sick and needing mom. :cry:

But things happen in my life and I know it is her watching over me (she was very religious and I can imagine her sitting next to whoever is in charge of this world, elbowing him/her). Friends will call at the right time. New friends that offer a shoulder and seem to understand come into my life.

But to have her hug me again, that would be wonderful. :hug:

:loveya: Happy Mother's Day! :loveya:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

17. December 20, 2004.

First Mother's Day without her. I guess it doesn't matter how old you are, even old enough to be a mother or a grandmother yourself, as I am, it's still tough to lose your mom. Here's to all of them.

[Rowdyboy]

18. Mom died Labor Day weekend 1999....she had just won a beauty pageant

at the nursing home where she spent the last month of her life. She was buried wearing her "tiara" and her sash.

Her birthday was yesterday, May 7th. She would have been 71.

[miss_kitty]

19. Mom. 12 January 1927-22 October 1981

Happy Mother's day!
:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[OzarkDem]

21. Mom Dec. 16, 1932 - January 30, 1979

Best mom ever, a beautiful woman and fantastic cook. She loved Elvis, jitterbugging and her children, not necessarily in that order.

[Red State Rebel]

25. How true! n/t

[EFerrari]

22. A snapshot of my mum in 1985

Photo: Mother Guadalajara 1985

On Sunday we shop for the sons left at home
or so we say. You ask me:
this color? "Este o
no?" You say I always had an eye
or an opinion.

I take your picture: my mother
buying blankets for her half-wild palomino
my mother looking sideways at the gray shoes
the third time, this is my mother
stroking brass cranes, real silk,
a young Goddess from Nayarit.

In the plaza a little girl
combs a woman's hair,
tugging the dark silver strands
from the long loosening braid. I say, oh
go stand over there, Mom. Look at those
faces. I want this picture. Look't
that nenita. I love her.
You pose, pretending
you are the subject. Those two

faces -- one round dusty chocolate child,
curling black witch hair & red sno-cone cheeks;
the other bleached koa, bending
a silver cascade under the determined comb, the sticky
small caramel hand.

Developed, their motion and stillness blur
in the photo. And you, there too, waiting
for me, you stood
my conspirator, on the hard old steps
of the Mercado Libertad.

[maveric]

23. Thank you for that, sfexpat2000!

:hug:

[GreenPartyVoter]

26. January 28, 2005. Love you, mom! *blowing kisses* And also, want to

remember by MIL, who we lost in January of 1998. *more kisses*

[Misunderestimator]

30. Here's to my mom...

died in January 1991. Happy Mother's Day. You are missed. :toast:

[Misunderestimator]

32. Happy Mother's Day:

I only wish I had been the person I am today before you had gone... :loveya:

[Johnny Noshoes]

34. No matter how old we get

we'll always miss our moms. My mom passed on on March 15 2000 she was barely 70. I'll always remember the last thing she said to me. I had called for dad's birthday and after poor old dad had his few minutes on the phone mom and I talked. She ended the conversation with
"Listen sweety I have to go and get dinner ready. I love you." I said I love you too and a month later she was gone. My sister and I had a dream right before mom died and it was like mom was letting us know that she had to go and but that she'd be okay. Like all moms she was loving and at other times a real handful but that's what comes with the territory. If there is an afterlife her and dad and my younger brother are all at grandma's with the rest of the family who have passed on and someday it'll be my turn to come through the door to grandma's apartment.

[merh]

35. She'd be proud of you! I just know it. Heck, she is proud of you.

:hug: Please nominate this thread so it goes to greatest page, for our Mom's and for others to find. :toast:

:hug: For Our Moms :hug:

:loveya: HAPPY MOTHERS DAY :loveya:

[maveric]

33. Not to be morbid, but Ma's Obit:

Grace C. (Castricone) Lenane

SALEM, N.H. -- Grace C. (Castricone) Lenane, 72, died Monday at home.

She was a secretary for Soule & Leslie Attorneys in Salem.

Born in Lawrence, Mass,, Mrs. Lenane was raised and educated in Lawrence and Salem, and graduated from Woodbury High School. She was a resident of Salem for the past 55 years.

She was a member of Mary Queen of Peace Church in Salem.

The widow of James M. Lenane, she leaves sons James J. "Marc" and Sean P., both of California; brother John W. Castricone of Salem; and four grandchildren. She was predeceased by son Scott Lenane.

ARRANGEMENTS: Calling hours are tomorrow from 5 to 8 p.m. at Douglas & Johnson Funeral Home, 214 Main St., Salem, N.H..A funeral Mass will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Mary Queen of Peace Church in Salem. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery, Salem.

[merh]

36. That is not morbid at all.

I wish I had my mom's obituary. I will have to check with my sis to see if she has it.

:hug:

[skygazer]

37. September 1975

I miss her all the time. Thank's Maveric. Good thread.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

38. My mother died January 15, 1987

I'll graduate from law school on May 28th, and she and Dad will be there with me every step of the way. I just wish they could be there in person to see my accomplishment, but I know they'll be there in spirit.

Happy Mother's Day, Mom!!!!!!!!!! I will always love you!

[Tikki]

39. My dear sweet Mother-In-Law.....

..lost one of my best friends..my dear sweet Mother-In-Law in October of 1994...

I miss you Deemee....I think of you every day.

Tikki

[MrScorpio]

40. Mom passed 9 August 1974

How I missed her so

[shifting_sands]

41. Edith

December 15, 1909, May 5, 1989.

Dear Mom,

You've been gone 6 years and yet it seems like (don't laugh) yesterday. I want you to know that every-time things get difficult or scary, or lonely I can hear your voice say "you'll be OK honey, you are strong and wise and it will all turn out great, you'll see." I do miss you so very much. I miss your humor and your irreverence. I miss your "creative projects" that were always going awry. I miss the funny stories you would tell about work. I miss the coolness of your hands on my head, and the warmth of your touch.

I miss your laughter, your enthusiasm for everything new and different, and your excitement when you had another mountain to climb.
I miss the way you made each one of your children and each grandchild feel like they were your very favorite. You had flowers in your face Mom, and sunshine, and moonbeams and cool mountain breezes and I am grateful for every single day you turned that beautiful face toward me.

Happy Mother's Day Momma.

[lildreamer316]

42. January 2,2004

A week after my son was born.

[luvLLB]

43. April 19, 2002...we miss you mucho, mom. Hugs.

[AFSCME girl]

44. Thank you, maveric!!

My Mom died on May 31, 1983 and my Godmother (to whom I was also very close) died on May 15, 1999. The month of May is not a fun one for me! :cry:

AFSCME girl

[seemunkee]

45. September 9, 2001

It became a nightmare trying to get her back to her home for burial. Her body was at the airport when all air traffic was closed.
After 15 years of fighting breast cancer she was finally at peace.

[Historic NY]

46. My mom the Irish Lass....Feb 4, 1961.............

as I remember she had flowing red hair and loved us much her twin boys. She died in a blizzard on my fathers birthday at home. Both my brother and I remember that day well. I only remember little things about her. In recent years I located some of her family. I learned of her hard life growing up, she too lost her mom when she was young. Just finding her surviving family was a mystery that the internet cracked. Genealogy is a funny thing, but it helped me to reconnect to a life that once was.

I went by the cemetery but just said "hi" as I passed by. Her birthday is coming up on Memorial Day. When I was little I used to think that day was special because they had a parade for her. How silly, but it made me remember her all these long years. I've often wondered how things might have been. While I only had her a short time, the memories still linger on.

[Wickerman]

47. Feb 1, 1970

I barely knew her, it would seem, but I never stopped thinking of her. I wish she could've know her grandchildren. I thank her for all she did for me in those first 9 years.