Mom's Birthday

My computer crashed so I am having to bum off others to update my blog.

I didn't have a chance to pay tribute to my mother yesterday on what would have been her 89th birthday. So today I would just like to say to my mom (because I know she is reading this too) you were my light and inspiration here on earth and I miss you more than words can say. In fact, she is probably looking over my shoulder checking my grammer and spelling. I miss playing scrabble with her, she was a fantastic scrabble player. I truly appreciate all the things she inspired in me; cooking, singing, laughing, playing scrabble, swimming, traveling, reading good books, being with family, laughing more, having a testimony of Christ, and loving the scriptures. And that is just the beginning. I was listening to the song "I Often Go Walking" yesterday as I was driving home from work and couldn't stop crying because that song reminds me so much of Mom.


I Often Go Walking
I often go walking in meadows of clover,
And I gather armfuls of blossoms of blue.
I gather the blossoms the whole meadow over,
Dear Mother, all flowers remind me of you.

Oh Mother, I give you my love with each flower
To give forth sweet fragrance a whole lifetime through
For if I love blossoms and meadows and walking,
I learn how to love them, dear Mother, from you.
--Phyllis Luch

She was a wonderful mother and I miss her but look forward to the day we will see each other again, and I am sure that is the song I will be singing as we meet. I love you Mom!