Mother's Day

Today is the first Mother's Day for me since my mother passed away and I am missing her terribly. I can remember when I was little and Mother always made our corsages to wear to church on Mother's Day. She cut the roses herself from the bushes in our side yard. I always thought that it was sad for her to wear the white corsage when all of us girls were wearing our red ones. I have been thinking about how fortunate I was to have her for so many years when many of my friends lost their mothers much too early. My mother was selfless, caring, thoughtful, courageous and strong. She had a wonderful sense of humor and enjoyed having fun. She had to learn to be independent. I hope that I have inherited even half of her traits! So today I remember my mother with this beautiful white and red rose.