For Daugthers Left Behind ( ~ for my sisters ~ for Mother's Day)

Don't look for her, don't wish her back
To kiss her cheek or have a chat
Leave her be now, let her rest
She's at peace, she's passed the test

The longing for her goes on and on
But let her go for she's now Home
Her soul no longer restless
No need for her to roam

Support, encouragement, Faith, family, and love
Gifts from a mother now Above
Treasures more precious than pearls
Treasures she's passed on to to her girls

She is where she belongs and so too are we
Daughters left behind to continue on our own journey
Without her by our side, without her to guide
Until the day we go to where she is waiting
Welcoming us Home with her arms opened wide


I love you, Mom

My eyes overflowing with tears

My heart overflowing with love

Forever grateful




I love you, my sisters, Diane and Marybeth
(and I love you, my brothers, Tommy, John, Frankie and Joey
but this one was for 'the girls').

And to many of my girlfriends who can no longer celebrate Mother's Day with their own mothers. I know how bittersweet Mother's Day is, recalling wonderful memories, recalling days of health and happiness, knowing full well we were so Blessed to have had these amazing women in our lives, and yet missing them so.

I'm thinking especially of my friends Barbara and Diana who have recently felt this great loss. Diana's Mom went Home to Heaven a few weeks before Christmas, and Barbara's Mom went Home to Heaven a few weeks after Christmas. I know how hard it will be for them to spend this first Mother's Day without her.

Blessed Mother's Day

to Mothers here on Earth

and to Mothers watching over us from above in Heaven