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Mamas Vitamins

On May 20th 1938, God sent us a gift. Yesterday was Mama's 72nd birthday. For some time now, we have thought that she would not be around. We have celebrated birthdays and Holidays thinking that they would be her last. Living with ALS has not been easy, yet her spirit continues to shine and brighten up our lives every day.

She reminds me of the courage to live, to love, to be compassionate, thoughtful, and unselfish. From Mama I have learned to be loving and kind. I have learned to see the world in a different light. I am who I am mostly because of her. I see her in me and just writing it down brings tears to my eyes. She is an angel, not only in my life, but in the lives of so many others. I can't believe she would even question the meaning of her life. What she has done for all the people around her is unbelievable!

In a few hours we will be having a celebration for her day of birth. The piece here is titled 'Mama in Roses.' Over the years, Mama and I have shared a love of all flowers. Seeing roses will always remind me of her. A few years ago, I planted my own rose bush in front of my kitchen window to remind me daily of her. It is healthy, strong and oh so beautiful!

She calls her 5 children her vitamins. I love hearing her say that. She says that we nourish her spirit and give her strength to move onward. But she is source of our strength, our inspiration, our nourishment, our soul. She is the all encompassing multivitamin.

As she ends in her letters to us all "I love you very much and so does God."

p.s. thank you John for your kind words. I don't always know who is reading what I write.

One more thing- Thank you Jason for being so thoughtful in trying to buy the prettiest of flowers for Mama.