March 12th is a special day. It always has been – at least in my world. Today my angel celebrates a birthday. Don’t think by my wording that I think I know anything about the afterlife or angels; I am just celebrating someone who I love. Someone who loved me and gave me my eyes, my passion, my personality, my life. Someone with strength and courage (can you send some of that down to me by the way?). I hope that my angel enjoyed her time here on this earth. I hope that she was happy in her last days. Heck, I hope she was happy most of the time.
I wonder if she knows how loved she was and still is. I wonder if she knows that I look just like her.
I wonder if she knows that a few years back someone came into my office looking for some information. She didn’t know my name yet and just kept staring at me. She finally said – “I’m so sorry. You just look like someone I went to school with. I used to sit behind her in class and play with her long brown hair – that was so long ago.” At the end of our meeting I gave her my business card and she said “is your father (enter name here)?” when I replied yes she looked stunned, I think stunned is the right word, and she said “I was talking about your mother”. What a small world. When she spoke I could feel love and kindness for my mother so I knew that they had an impact on each others lives. I later asked my grandmother about her and she said they were very close in school.
So, Mom, Happy Birthday – if you never got to hear me say anything to you, I’m sorry. But I hope you know I love you.
Be an angel to someone else whenever you can, as a way of thanking God for the help your angel has given you. ~Quoted in The Angels’ Little Instruction Book by Eileen Elias Freeman, 1994
This is so beautiful. Such a wonderful trubute from a wonderful person. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you. I was actually thinking that it wasn’t written so well so I appreciate you saying that it’s beautiful!
Wow! I wondered throughout the post who the angel would be…my mom will be my angel some day. But right now she’s my angel on earth.
Hi Betsy! I imagine that you are also your moms angel on earth! Good to see you! 🙂
Such a lovely post. I had tears in my eyes.
I’m here from TwitterMoms and am now following you! 🙂
Welcome, Lorie! Thank you for subscribing! So glad to have you here!
A beautiful tribute to your “Angel Mother”. I have an angel mother also and I feel her with me all the time.
Hugs, DeEtta. Thank you.
I am crying! This is the sweetest tribute to your mother! and I think that YOU are an Angel too!!
Hugs,
Coreen @ velvetoversteel.com
PS. I have like a dozen stories started for you. I will send you some this weekend to see what you think! Sorry I haven’t have done so sooner. It’s been midterms for my son and he’s needed my help with both studying and the anxiety he gets from the AS. Hope you understand…
Awh – thank you, Coreen! Have I told you yet that I love your name?! I’m so excited that you plan to submit something – no need to apologize for not doing it before now! I hope midterms are all over and you two can breathe now. Perhaps a good time to celebrate?!?
This was really beautifully written. Just like Betsy I was wondering all thorughout the post who the angel was… and at the end to read that your mother was your angel was the sweetest thing to read.
Much Luv,
Karen
Thank you, Karen! So glad you came by – hope you’ll be back!
That was beautiful! And what an amazing “small world” story!
Do you mind me asking how old were you when your mother passed away? – Michelle
Hi Michelle! Thank you. No, I don’t mind you asking – I was 7 months old…
I’m sorry to hear that! She would have been proud of you, I’m sure!
Awh! Thank you, Michelle!
You did it again! You made me cry but in a good way! What a beautiful and personal post. I am going to go call my mom right now.
Thanks, Lori! I hope you and your mom got a few minutes to talk today! Love how my post made you want to call her!
That makes me cry, too! I’m sure she knows how much you love her and she’s probably very proud of you!
Thank you, Ashley! Hugs!
What a beautiful post. It moved me to tears. Thank you for sharing it.
Thank you, Tania! And welcome to aplaceforthoughts.com. I’m glad you came by and hope you’ll be back!
I have an angel too. My big sister died 19 years ago, some days it feels like yesterday. I miss her.
I would love to talk to my mom but the Alzheimer’s is at the point where I really don’t have a mom anymore.
Hugs.
I can’t imagine, Margaret. So sorry that you lost your sister so young. And Alzheimer’s is the furthest thing from easy. I have not dealt with it with a parent but with another family member. Hugs to you.
I love this!! I linked to you through somegirlswebsite and I’ll definitely be back. I lost my Dad 5 years ago and can totally relate to these type of thoughts. My BFF lost her Mom about a year and a half ago. She is still really struggling with her grief. She thinks she should be further along than she is. We talk about it often. Losing a Mom is different that losing a Dad though. I want to help her, but my journey is so much different. I’m gonna tell her to read this. Thanks 🙂
Mia – thank you so much for coming here! Welcome! And thank you for taking the time to comment. I’m sorry that you have already lost your father and that your friend lost her mom. Life is too short. It sounds like you both have each other to share the joy and laughter of great memories and hugs for the hard times. It makes me sad that she thinks she should be further along with her grief just because she is already dealing with so much emotionally. No point in putting a timeline on it, especially since one doesn’t exist in these circumstances. Do you know if she has the book Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss by Hope Edelman? Wishing you both the very best.
I’ll be checking out your blog! Thanks again!
Beautiful post… and many hugs to you.
Thank you, Julie~