Mom
It had been a long while since I sat down to write; but on this particular day I felt as though I would explode with all of the images in my head and the memories I wanted to get down on paper. My mother had just passed away and it was the day of her funeral. I spent the morning crying to the music we had picked out for the service and I began to write. At first it was just a jumble of memories coming out. It was free hand with no thought or purpose to what I was writing. The memories, good and bad, were taking me to through the grieving process. It was painful and yet at the same time, it was exactly what I needed. Seeing in writing my thoughts about my mother made me realize just what she meant to my life. I decided to organize my thoughts on paper as a memorial to my mom and share what was on my heart at her funeral service.
Mom was special and she was someone who had suffered many heartaches over the years and especially in the last year of her life. In July of 2011, she suffered a stroke during a heart procedure at the hospital. Her life and our family life was forever changed that day. She lost a lot; but she still had her sense of humor and her love for her daughters, her granddaughter and her husband, my sweet daddy. She still loved to watch her game shows which became one of my favorite things to share with her. I was very blessed to have her in my life for 41 years. I said at her funeral it was a privilege to be her daughter and it was. It wasn't always easy to be her daughter; but it was a privilege.
What a blessing to have parents who did their very best for each other and for my sister and me.
Mom may be gone from this earth; but her spirit will live on in all of us who know and love her. May she rest in peace.
My mom - Joyce Downey -
Mom was special and she was someone who had suffered many heartaches over the years and especially in the last year of her life. In July of 2011, she suffered a stroke during a heart procedure at the hospital. Her life and our family life was forever changed that day. She lost a lot; but she still had her sense of humor and her love for her daughters, her granddaughter and her husband, my sweet daddy. She still loved to watch her game shows which became one of my favorite things to share with her. I was very blessed to have her in my life for 41 years. I said at her funeral it was a privilege to be her daughter and it was. It wasn't always easy to be her daughter; but it was a privilege.
What a blessing to have parents who did their very best for each other and for my sister and me.
Mom may be gone from this earth; but her spirit will live on in all of us who know and love her. May she rest in peace.
My mom - Joyce Downey -
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