XO.AMY.XO
ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
ROSES FOR MOTHER'S DAY
THIS IS MY MOTHER,
PEGGY ANN CHOATE ROGERS
I COULD TELL SO MANY STORIES ABOUT
MOTHER. LAST YEAR I TOLD YOU ALL ABOUT
HER BEING A MONITOR TECH FOR OVER 30
YEARS. SHE IS ONE OF THE HARDEST WORKING
PEOPLE, NEXT TO DADDY, I KNOW...AND SHE
STILL IS A MONITOR TECH WORKING 4, 12 HOUR
SHIFTS A WEEK.
I CAN STILL SEE HER MAKING OUR LUNCHES
FOR SCHOOL AND SHE WOULD TAPE A DIME
IN THE LID OF OUR LUNCH PAIL FOR OUR MILK
MONEY.
ONE DAY, AS I WAS PACKING MY OWN
CHILDREN'S LUNCHES, AND I WAS BUSILY TAPING
THEIR MILK MONEY (.35 CENTS, I MIGHT
ADD) IN THE LID OF THEIR LUNCH
BOXES, I HAD TO LAUGH....I REALIZED I
WAS DOING THE VERY SAME THING MY
MOTHER HAD DONE FOR YEARS.
MY MOTHER IS A LOVER OF ANIMALS
THERE WAS A COUPLE WHO USE TO LIVE
BEHIND THEM AND THEIR LITTLE DOG WAS
A FENCE CLIMBER AND WOULD ALWAYS GET
OUT. ONE DAY THE DOG CATCHER WAS AFTER
THIS LITTLE DOG AND SHE POLITELY WALKED
UP TO THE DOG...PICKED HIM UP AND STARTED
WALKING WITH THE DOG......ALL THE WHILE THE
DOG CATCHER KEPT YELLING, "IS THAT YOUR
DOG?" AND SHE YELLED BACK, "NO, BUT IT
ISN'T YOUR DOG EITHER!" AND SHE PUT THE
LITTLE DOG BACK IN THE FENCE.
MY BROTHER, MY SISTER, AND I GOT OUR
LOVE FOR FLOWER GARDENING FROM MOTHER.
I RECEIVED MY LOVE OF ROCKS FOR THE
YARD FROM MY MOTHER. SHE LOOKS OVER
A ROCK THAT IS GOING IN HER FLOWER BEDS
AS THE AVERAGE WOMAN WOULD DIAMONDS.
IT HAS TO BE THE RIGHT COLOR, AN ODD
SHAPE, AND JUST THE RIGHT SIZE. USUALLY
ONE THAT WEIGHED "A LOT"
SHE IS A CHRISTIAN AND WROTE IN MY
FIRST BIBLE, "FEAR NOT TOMORROW FOR
GOD IS ALREADY THERE!" LOVE, MOTHER
THOSE WORDS HAVE HELPED ME A LOT
DURING SITUATIONS IN MY LIFE.
SHE LOVES JEWELRY, ESPECIALLY DIAMONDS
AND TURQUOISE. SHE IS A WONDERFUL COOK,
ALWAYS HAS TIME TO TALK TO YOU, AND LOVES
HER FAMILY AND GETTING TOGETHER. SHE LOVES
GOING TO THRIFT SHOPS AND DOESN'T LIKE
ESTATE SALES, BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO
EXPENSIVE. SHE DOES NOT LIKE TO TRAVEL.
SHE HAS STARTED QUILTING AND HAS
COMPLETED TWO QUILTS.
ONE OF MOTHER'S FONDEST MEMORIES WHEN
SHE WAS JUST A LITTLE GIRL WAS GIVING
HERSELF A HAIRCUT AND THEN CRYING BECAUSE
THE DOG WOULD NOT EAT HER HAIR. SHE SAID
SHE GUESSED THAT IF THE EVIDENCE OF THE
HAIR WAS GONE, NO ONE WOULD NOTICE HER
PATCHY HAIRCUT.
THE OTHER MEMORY SHE TALKS ABOUT IS
LOVING TO WALK BAREFOOT IN THE FIELD
AS HER FATHER PLOWED. SHE SAID SHE LOVED
THE SMELL OF THE FRESHLY PLOWED DIRT
AND THAT IT WAS COOL TO HER FEET.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS ABOUT MOTHER
I LOVE. SO MANY MEMORIES...VERY HYSTERICAL
FUNNY
TIMES AND VERY SAD TIMES BUT THROUGH IT
ALL, MOTHER HAS BEEN THE ROCK OF THE
FAMILY. SHE MADE A HOUSE A "HOME."
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY MOTHER.
I LOVE YOU.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
IRENE RAGAN
MY MOTHER IN LOVE
LAST YEAR I TOLD YOU HOW SHE WAS
A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER FOR YEARS.
ONE THING I SO FONDLY REMEMBER IS TAKING
AMY TO HER CLASS ROOM AFTER SCHOOL AND
WATCHING AMY PLAY IN THE LITTLE KITCHEN
AREA.
IRENE IS A CANCER SURVIVOR OF BREAST
AND LUNG CANCER. SHE KNOWS THE PAIN OF
A CHILD DYING. HER FIRST BORN SON GRADUATED
TO HEAVEN AFTER A BATTLE WITH CANCER.
SHE IS A CHRISTIAN AND LOVES LISTENING
TO THE THE GAITHER'S. WHEN SHE IS IN
PAIN SHE CAN PUT ON A GAITHER TAPE AND
IT RELAXES HER. THE TAPES ARE THE
GAITHER'S HOMECOMING...PRECIOUS MEMORIES.
WHEN YOU GO TO VISIT, THEY ARE SUCH A
GRACIOUS HOSTESS. HER HOME CONTAINS
PIECES AND MEMORIES OF THEIR PARENTS,
CHILDREN, AND MOST OF ALL HER GRAND-
CHILDREN AND ONE GREAT GRANDSON.
I LOVE TO LISTEN TO HER TALK ABOUT
HOW THINGS WERE WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG.
SHE USED TO RIDE IN HER FATHER'S MODEL
T AND HELPED HIM TEACH SCHOOL.
HE ALWAYS CALLED HER BABE.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, IRENE
I LOVE YOU
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, LADIES.
MAY IT BE A DAY FULL OF LOVE AND
NEW MEMORIES.
A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO
SENT ME E-MAILS. IT WAS A TOUGH NIGHT
FOR ME LAST NIGHT AS I SO WANTED TO
SEE AMY...IT JUST ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN
UNTIL I GRADUATE TO HEAVEN. SOME THINGS
ARE JUST TOUGH...GIVING BACK A CHILD, A
PRICELESS GIFT, THAT IS ONLY LOANED TO
US, IS DIFFICULT ON THE BEST DAY.
WHEN YOUR CHILD IS GONE FROM THIS EARTH
YOU DON'T JUST STOP BEING A MOTHER.
LOVE AND HUGS
SIMPLY DEBBIE
19 comments:
Debbie this is such a beautiful post! What wonderful strong women you have known! I am sure your Amy is watching you from her place in Heaven admiring you as she did on this earth! I am praying that your day is going well, God is always lifting you up so do not forget His tender hand on yours and His care for you! Happy Mother's Day my dear friend! Hugs Anne
Debbie honey I thought of you so much yesterday and of course again today. I wanted to reach out and give you a hug knowing that this was going to be a hard weekend for you.
This is such a lovely post about your mom and mom in love. How really wonderful that you have the love of these two beautiful women who obiviously has been such a positive influence in your life.
I wish we lived closer so I could get to know you better and give you a hug now and then.
Know please that you are in my thoughts more than you will ever know and I pray for you everyday.
Love
Maggie
Sweet Debbie..
What an amazing lady you are..such loving tributes to the most important women in your life, and I know you must also be a loving,gentle, devoted mother. Happy Mothers Day and may there be some healing peace in your heart..
Happy Mothers Day Debbie, you know I really find your Amy and Sherry's Heidi look so much like your mother, I hope you were able to celebrate Mothers Day knowing how much Amy loved you and would want you to be happy on this day we celelbrate all Mothers....:-)Hugs
Beautiful my lovely friend. A passionate tribute to the women who have touched and inspired your life.
I thought of you today as I penned the card out to my girl. I know you must miss yours terribly.
Love to you and Happy Mother's Day...
xoRebecca
Oh dear Debbie,
Happy Mother's day from Heaven and Earth - what a nice post - you have a wonderful mother and mother in law - wow - life is hard. All the time God is good, God is good all the time.
Thanks for your wonderful note.
and a Happy Mother's Day to you too. ♥sandie
Debbie, you are so good-hearted. Don't know what to say much, except that I love all that you write, all that you are. You were the best mom to Amy and of course to Richie.
Hi Sweet One,
I think of you more than you know. I miss our little angel as you miss yours. How could we manage without God's grace and love? You are in my heart....
Janice
Morning Debbie,
What a lovely lovely post. It was a wise thing to pour yourself into honoring your Mom's, a wise way to cope. I know yesterday had to be a very hard day for you, I am so thankful you know the Lord of glory, but I know even knowing Him, the pain is still fresh and real. Although you grieve, it is not a grief without hope. Know I care and know I am praying for you hon.
Blessings, Nellie
Debbie, your heart is so obvious in your words, and those ladies are so blessed to have YOU in their lives. They are obviously very special, too.
What a loving tribute!
I have been thinking of you, and I hope and pray that you are doing okay. I know it must have been hard yesterday, and I send warm hugs across the miles. I ended up with a raging headache after working all day in the St. A. yard, and I slept for over 12 hours. I still feel kind of funky, but I got up and made myself blog. I'm so glad I read this because it gave me a glimpse at those you love so dearly.
XO,
Sheila
Debbie,
I prayed for you yesterday! I know the pain. It was a difficult day for me as well ... just not the same without Amber.
Your mother is an amazing mom!
Blessings,
Donna
Dearest Debbie,
You were in my thoughts so much yesterday and I am only getting around to writing you today. (I was working all day yesterday) Dear friend, I know that yesterday was hard for you. I can't begin to imagine the pain on your first Mother's Day without Amy by your side. But she is with you, my friend. She is with you.
Your tribute to your Mother is so lovely. You have an amazing family.
xoxo
Claudia
What a heart felt beautiful post and tribute to the special women in your life!
I really feel for you, Debby.
No mother should EVER have to lose a child and no mother should ever have to outlive our children. But somehow , it is God's plan and this is what he has chosen for you and so many others.
Please know that you are always in my thoughts!
Debbie
Debbie, I just heard about tornadoes in Oklahoma, and I'm hoping and praying you are all okay. Please check in with us and let us know. Thanks! Praying for you as I type...
XO,
Sheila
THIS COMMENT IS FOR 6 BEAUTIFUL LADIES WHO COMMENTED ON MY MOTHER'S DAY POST....I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE COMMENTS WENT BUT THANK YOU MRS. SHEILA MAGPIE, DONNA, NELLIE,CLAUDIA, AND IT HAS SLIPPED MY MIND THE OTHER PRECIOUS LADY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STOPPING BY.
HUGS AND BLESSINGS
SIMPLY DEBBIE
HAHAHA,
I GUESS IF YOU WANT YOUR COMMENTS TO APPEAR THEN JUST LEAVE A COMMENT TO YOUR OWN BLOG....THE MINUTE I POSTED, THERE WERE THE COMMENTS AND DEBBIE DABBLE YOU ARE THE PRECIOUS LADY THAT I FORGOT THE NAME OF.
HUGS
SIMPLY DEBBIE
THERE MUST BE A LITTLE ORNERY GOING ON IN BLOGLAND....NOW 4 COMMENTS ARE MISSING....CRAZY.
HUGS
SIMPLY DEBBIE
Dearest Debbie, I have had blogger troubles on and off for weeks. I blame it on all the rain. Who knows. Yes it is a beautiful post for mother's day. I know you won't mention yourself but Happy Birthday too. You hand painted card is on it's way. Blessing to you and yours. Your Moms are beautiful.
QMM
Sounds like you are surrounded by some amazing women! Happy Mothers Day to you all. Sending you lots of love from o'er the water...Alan x
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