Thursday, April 23, 2009

Tribute to My Mother



Three years ago today my dear mother passed away. We all miss her so much!!! She was so beautiful, smart, loving, funny, talented, classy, and amazing!! She was a pro at cooking, designing, crafting, decorating, sewing, caregiving, building, mothering, grandmothering, wife-ing, sistering, daughtering and so much more. She taught each of us so much about life and love and handling disappointments and celebrating victories. We are so blessed that she gave so much of herself to each of us. We love and miss you so much, Mother!!

15 comments:

Joanne Huffman said...

Jackie, the slide show is a loving tribute to your mother and I think your words convey a sense of what a wonderful person she was.

Joanne

Kris said...

That is so lovely Jackie. So much love! :)

Kathy McElroy said...

What a beautiful tribute to your mother Jackie. It brought tears to my eyes. You did a wonderful job on your slide show. Hugs.

Connie said...

This is a fabulos video, Jackie. Your mama was GORGEOUS!..I love the big group photo at the beach.
of course this made me cry...reminded me of my own mama who also took off to another dimension in 2006...too soon, too soon....
hugs,
connie

Judy Streger said...

It's hard to type because I have tears in my eyes. This is a beautiful tribute to your mother. Just looking at her pictures, you can tell what a wonderful person she was who radiated love. Her smile is precious. Thank you for sharing this heartfelt tribute with us.

Jean-activeimagination said...

Jackie, this was a beautiful tribute to your Mother and the slides show so much of how important she was to you and all those around her. The song was a perfect match and I can only imagine how many tears you spilled while putting this together...I had to get a tissue myself....
nicely done!

Kat said...

Wonderful tribute Jackie. Your mother was so pretty. Nice looking Dad too.

Kat

Sue said...

Jackie,
The slide show is wonderful. I don't often take time to watch many things on the internet. You did a wonderful job of sharing your mom's life through pictures and the song was hauntingly lovely. I also needed a tissue. You should check out some of Kathy Mc's slide shows. I do so love the slide shows of her grandchildren.
Sue

Karen Owen said...

Jackie, what a moving tribute to your mother! I have to confess it brought tears to my eyes too. And, it reminded me to be nicer to my own mother who has been driving me a little crazy lately.

Karen

Andi said...

Jackie...what a beautiful and loving tribute to your mother. Thanks for sharing it with us!
hugs, Andi

The Backporch Artessa said...

Jackie! What a beautiful tribute! You can just feel how loving and creative she was! And what a hotsie totsie she was! That pic of her in shorts in the pin-up pose says it all! She was a knock out!

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

This is one awesome slide show, Jackie. You did a great job with it. I can just feel the love in all the photos.

I can see where you get your good looks. Your mom was a real beauty.

peggy gatto said...

I would not have missed seeing this for the world.
Beautifully done and I loved knowing your mom!!!!!!
Sometimes it's good to cry happy tears, which is what I just did, thank you!

barbarasaintjacques said...

Jackie,
No words for this loving and heartwarming video of your mom. Just awesome, lovely and touched my heart. Bless you.

Flor Larios Art said...

Lovely..beautiful tribute...she's very pretty!