Posted on 05/26/2008 5:01:10 AM PDT by txrangerette
Some of you know I physically cared for my mother for years.
I want you to know that she passed away Tuesday, May 20, and I laid her to rest Friday in Colleyville (Fort Worth), Texas, next to my father.
It is fitting at any time, but especially so this Memorial Day, to write a few words about her.
She was 86.
The World War II generation.
The most important thing to her is that she was a Christian. The greatest love of doing in her life was teaching Bible classes to children and women. At that she was masterful, and even spent years teaching other would-be teachers how to do that.
She was also a public school teacher in her later years. Couldn't afford college while young, so waited until in her 50s to enter the university and earn her degree with a perfect grade average. Then taught as a substitute at many levels while searching for a permanent position, until finding one at her chosen level and school teaching fifth grade.
Mother retired in 1992. The highlight to her teaching career was to coach two of her students to win regional spelling bees and accompany them on their trips to Washington D.C. And these were back to back years. It doesn't get much better.
She was a loving wife of 56 years to my father, and a determined, strict but affectionate mother to my brother and me.
Born on a farm near Fort Worth, she was poor (her father worked for the owner) but rose above it through education and hard work. The country and small towns always appealed to her, and we took numerous trips to sightsee and soak up local lore while always ending up eating in Dairy Queens.
She loved her God, her family and her country. She had a smile that stayed with you forever. She was beautiful, inside and out. We disagreed, we had our battles, but fundamentally we agreed on everything most eternal and important in life.
I miss her terribly. But her frail body and mind can now be whole again, in a better land even than America.
Prayers for your mother and your family.
Your mother obviously left you and your brother a remarkable legacy. She now rests with her husband of 56 years and her Lord of eternity. God Bless you all.
May God bless you in this time of grief.
I’m sorry for your loss.
May your mother rest in God’s peace.
Prayers for and condolences to you, your family, and your mother’s friends.
I am so sorry for the loss of your mom.. what a wonderful tribute you have written.
I care give (since 1992) my invalid mom. I love her to pieces even though some days I wish I could toss her out the window.
caregiving is a blessing & challenge all the time
I wish you peace as you grieve & I do hope the pain will be replaced with wonderful memories of her life, that I know are there but for now a bit obscured with other emotions
Prayers up for yuor comfort and healing.
Prayers for you and your family. It sounds like your Mother had a very full and wonderful life.
That was a beautiful tribute you wrote..((hugs))
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What a loving tribute you paid in your words about your Mom. May she rest in peace....and may you find comfort that she IS in a better place.
Our prayers of sympathy and of joy for the love you shared with her.
“TT”, Beth & Nana
Prayers lifted for your Mother and her family.
BTTT
Gathering Flowers For The Master’s Bouquet
http://my.homewithgod.com/kylady4/FlowersfortheMastersbouquet.html
To be absent from the body...is to be Home first. May the circle be unbroken.
I look forward to meeting her one day. Meanwhile, Grace and Peace unto you in Jesus’ Name.
What a beautiful tribute to your mother! May God bless you and all the loved ones as you deal with her homegoing.
I lift you up to God in prayer - may you feel the Arms of God about you, and know your Mother is held in that same Loving Embrace...
God blessed you both!
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