~My Dedication Page~

 

This page is dedicated to my mother, she passed away March 9, 1996. She was a strong willed woman with lots to live for. She was the one person I turned to about anything and everything. It's very hard now living without her. She has a family that still loves her dearly. When I hear 'Angel' or 'I Will Remember You', I just want to cry. It's like Sarah wrote those songs for me and what I was feeling from the loss. Roses were her favorite flower, which is why I made it her backround. I miss my mother everyday, though it has been easier since the beginnning. I alwasy knew my mother would die young, even when I was a child. It just seemed so unfair for her to have to die so young and the way she did. Now that I'm a mother, I find myself doing the same things with my children as she did with me. She was a wonderful role model and great mother. Below is a picture of her just a couple years prior to her death.

 

 

My mother went to school to be a nurse. Due to her heart condition, she was not able to work in the field long because she took ill shortly after. But the pride she felt after recieveing her degree was worth it all. It was always something she had dreamed of accomplishing, but had to put on hold while raising us. I wrote a poem shortly after her death. It came to me so quickly and word for word. It explains almost everything about her. You can read it if you like...as long as your willing to wait for the picture to load...

 

This poem was entered into a contest and made it to the semi-finalist. It was published in a poetry book that came out Summer 2000 called "Between Darkness and Light." Look for it in bookstores.

Mom

Mom is more than just a name, It's something you have to earn. It takes more than patients, It's something you have to learn. Moms are those special people who love you no matter what you do. My mom was the greatest person that I ever new. She listened to me when I was happy and when I was sad. To have her standing beside me always made me glad. Mom was alwasy there for me in my trials of life. Now to no longer have her cuts me like a knife. Family was always improtant to her, especially her grandchildren. Although we can't see her, she is watching over us from heaven. She was the one person I could turn to, she's my hero and always will be. I told her before she dies that i would make her proud of, and I will do all I can so she will see. I know I'll never see her or hug her again or hear her say "I Love You" out loud. But I am still her daughter and I love her and for that I stand proud.

 

Although you may have not known my mother, I hope you can appreciate what I have done here. This is all for her, and if there is a god, and your watching over me Mom, I will never forget you...I love you. I will miss you forever.......

 

 

Back