My mother is an identical twin born on Christmas Day. Because of that my grandmother named her Carilynn for Christmas carols. She named her twin Marilynn for the Blessed Mother Mary. She also spelled their names differently from the norm. Mom always told me that was because they were so special. They also had red … [Read more…]
For as long as I can remember I wanted to be a mother. Every year for my birthday or Christmas I would get a baby doll as a present. I had diapers and bottles and cribs and everything a little girl would need to be a mommy. I never knew that was to be my … [Read more…]
Where do I begin? There are so many things that she taught me, I don’t think I could pick just one. She taught me how to be a friend. My mother was the best friend to so many people. She seriously cared about people. And people loved her. I will never forget that when she … [Read more…]
When I was twenty-six years old my mother died of lung cancer at the age of 49. At the time I thought she was older. Now I know how young she was. She had lived a very full life. She had married young and had her children young. She had raised her children to adulthood, … [Read more…]
“Saint Anne of David’s house and line, was the mother of Mary and grandmother of Jesus according to apocryphal Christian and Islamic tradition.” Wikipedia Margaret Ann was Jimmy’s cousin, almost 10 years older than he was, being the daughter of Eulis and Margaret Ballard Marshall. This means that Margaret Ann’s mother and Jimmy’s mother were … [Read more…]
The pity train is pulling into the station and I’m going to get off. I’m done with it. I can’t say that the ride has been fun but at least it has been short. I’m ready to put away the chocolate chips (and save them for the next time I want to bake cookies) and … [Read more…]
A long time ago, before you were born, there was a young bride like you. She had found the man she would spend the rest of her life with and she made plans to marry. She was younger than you are now but she knew what she wanted out of life. She had been raised … [Read more…]
We all need our mother at times, don’t we? When life treats you and beats you up, you need your mama in your corner. Sometimes she’s not right there, is she? It doesn’t matter how old you are, there are days when you need someone to lean on, someone to take your side. And having … [Read more…]
There are so many times throughout our lives that we need someone to pray for us. Sometimes it’s an illness or a surgery. Sometimes it’s a life decision that we are making. Sometimes it is for help in getting back on our feet. But it’s something very special if we ask our mother to say … [Read more…]
Sometimes it’s really hard to step back and look at the big picture. I mean, we’re all so busy with tasks, aren’t we? We take care of the things in front of us. If we were in a forest we would be watching each individual tree to make it through the forest. We wouldn’t look … [Read more…]