The first is my Mom. She is so beautiful and so energetic. We thought we were close to losing her a couple of weeks ago when she had a mild heart attack, Praise God she is with us today. Because of my Mom I have such a love for vintage things. She taught me to crochet when I was in 2nd grade, and she always kept my sewing basket full of embroidery projects while I was growing up. She loved to read, and I love to read now. She would tell me all about how life was to grow up in the 4 seasons of Pennsylvania and all my growing up years my heart yearned to live where there were 4 seasons. When I moved to Iowa I discovered a whole new world. It was hard for me to understand about the variety in weather until I actually lived through it. I loved it. My Mom taught me patience and tolerance of other people. She took us to Sunday School and VBS, I grew up loving to be in church and still do to this day. My Mom always sang in the church choir, to my ears she sang as wonderful as a canary! I make spaghetti the way my mom did, and meatloaf and homemade tacos. No one can make them taste as good as my Mom's cooking. Thank you for always making sure I had what I needed while growing up, I might not of always got what I wanted, but I was very content with what I had. I am very happy to live next to my parents! Here are my dear, sweet Mom and Dad:
The second mom I had all my life was my mother-in-law. Our families attended the same church. My mother-in-law took my Mom under her wing when Mom was a young bride fresh from the East Coast, my Mom loved her also. My mother-in-law was the woman I wanted to grow up to be like the most. She was funny, patient, always kind, an excellent cook, the best piano player you ever heard, and always had a ready smile for me. I got the chance to tell her that she was my hero a few years before she passed away. I loved her dearly. She went home to be with the Lord before Jerry and I started dating. I know she would be very happy that we are together. I am so lucky to have had her as a second mom my entire life, she showed me as much love as my real mom. All my life she would encourage me and when I was little she did not hesitate to discipline me if needed. She always made me feel like I was loved and worth something. Most people do not get to have their mother-in-law as a second mom from day they were born, I am glad I had all those years with her, it makes me appreciate her son, my husband, even more. My wonderful mother and father-in-law:
Happy Mother's Day to both of you!! You both shaped me into the person I am today. I am very lucky to have you both!
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My sweet grandma and grandpa. How I miss them.
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