MY MOTHER
          How can a daughter put into words how she feels when she loses her best friend, her confidant, her Mother? 
          I will always remember the beautiful smile that would light up her face and the laughter that would build up after the smile appeared. I remember the words that she would whisper into my ear to make me feel better when the rest of the world was mean and nasty. I remember how she would make my world whole again by just being there. 
          As a little girl I loved her for all the things that she would do to make me feel warm and fuzzy and as a young woman I loved and admired her for all the things that she did to make our home solid, happy and full of love. 
          When I became a grandmother she took great pride in watching me with my grandchild. My grandchild brought the smile and laughter to her once more, stirring emotions and memories in me that brought me back to my childhood again. 
          My Mother taught me many things that helped me become a wife and Mother. She taught me to cook, sew and knit but most of all taught me to be a good person. I learned caring, loving and helping others because of my Mother. She was always there for us whenever she was needed, without question and with oh so much love. 
          The day she left us my world shattered and my heart broke. I know that my world will never again be the same no matter how long I live. As I continue through my life’s journey I will always remember my Mother. Whenever I see a yellow rose, I'll remember my Mother. Whenever I see baby sweaters, I'll remember my Mother. Whenever, I cook, sew or knit, I'll remember my Mother, and most of all whenever I look into her grandchildren’s faces, I'll remember my Mother. 
          She will forever be with me. I feel her spirit around me and whenever I start missing her so much that it hurts, I talk to her and somehow I feel better. It was my pleasure to have been my Mother’s daughter.