In Memory of you Mom

Two years have gone by and there is hardly a day that goes by that I do not think of you.

I remember having lunch with you almost everyday the last five years.

I remember going places with you.

I remember calling and speaking to you just because I could.

I remember laughing together.

I remember how you always encouraged me.

I remember you never gave up on me.

I remember you teaching me how to sew.

I remember family meals together.

I remember when you took the self defense course.

I remember when you took the basic firearms training class.

I remember our last Christmas together.

I remember my last birthday with you.

I remember camping and thinking how much each trip would mean to me.

I remember when you told me you had cancer.

I remember never worrying about it, because I knew you would overcome it.

I remember you never seemed afraid of the disease.

I remember each "Relay for Life" we shared and each one that your not there.

I remember the drive home from Kentucky.

I remember my last mother's day with you.

I remember your hope and optimism.

I remember your courage.

I remember your faith.

I remember having the privilege of caring for you during the final days and hours of your life.

I remember your last breath.

I remember that Jesus says we will meet again.

I will be forever grateful for the time we had together.

Your son...

Mother's Day #2 Without You

Mom, all I can say is I wish you were here. 

You taught me how to love you by
The way that you loved me;
And by your unseen sustenance,
To see what you could see.

You gave to me through who you were
The gift of what I am.
Your pride in me is now my pride;
Your faith, my caravan.

Your life does not conclude with death,
Nor will it end with mine,
For all the lives I touch, you touch,
And so on through all time

Happy Mother's Day 2008

John