Today is my mother’s birthday;
how I miss her.
She was funny, smart and steady
unappreciated by me at times.
We had terrible battles
right to the end
yet loved each other
just the same.
She’s been gone so many years.
It’s taken me all this time
to know the gifts she
gave to me, love throughout all time.
Source of Inspiration 
So true Pat — My mother died very young and has now been dead longer than she was alive. Yet each year that passes, I understand the true gifts she imparted to me during her brief sojourn on Earth. Open-heartedness, curiosity, a courage to be myself and her belief in ME, even when we saw things differently. She is one of my most devoted cheerleader guardian angels and appears at my side whenever I get myself into one of those situations where only a Mother’s love can bail me out. Brava! Happy Birthday Mom, Alia
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Thank you for sharing this with us, Alia. Our relationship with our mothers is important and unparrelled. Yours was very special and how beautiful that you know of her presence with you now. hugs to you both, pat
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I miss my mom too!
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A daughter is a very special gift – we love them with all of our heart, even when we’re at odds! Such a beautiful tribute.
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Oh, boy – isn’t that the truth that the “real” value of mother’s only happens in snippits as you age and as the days allow the truths to reveal themselves. Wonderful tribute!
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A good remembrance
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i am sorry for your loss but surely you mother will be smiling down from heaven at this gorgeous tribute 🙂
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She will always be in your heart Pat…all of what you were to each other. She helped create what you have become, just as you did for her. Perfection ❤ Namaste
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This is lovely. Mums and daughters sometimes battle but that’s the nature of life. Love is what should prevail through it all, through the good times and the bad.
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❤
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Beautiful tribute to your mom…
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