The Wind Beneath My Wings...

It's time for Friday's Favorite Family Foto hosted by Deborah of Pictures, Pots, and Pens. Head on over there and check it out!

Today, I've decided to share some more pictures of my mom and I. We had a very close relationship and I'm so grateful to have had her in my life.

From a very young age, Mom was the one who taught me the true meaning of unconditional love.She was always my biggest fan and cheerleader!
She showed me how to be nurturing to all creatures...
Even to wiggly ones with cold, wet noses!
She was a talented seamstress and always made dresses that made me feel beautiful! She could also bake a mean Coconut Cream Pie completely from scratch. She was my dearest friend and confidante, the mender of my heart, and, often, my partner in crime! Though she's been gone now for just over 8 years, not a day goes by that I don't think of her. God blessed me with a mom who was a MOTHER in every sense of the word. She was giving, compassionate, understanding, and had a heart of pure GOLD. I strive everyday to be more like her, but I'll never be able to fill her shoes...no matter how hard I might try. She was one of a kind and I miss her more than words can say.

There was a "Dear Abby" article that I came across a few years back entitled "Too Late". The last line speaks volumes..."I pray to God that those who still have their parents to visit, do so, and show their love and respect while there is still time, for it's later than you think." Don't allow another day...another moment to slip by...time is so precious!

"All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother."~Abraham Lincoln


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When I Was A Little Girl...

Today is Friday's Favorite Family Foto hosted by Deborah of Pictures, Pots, and Pens. It gives everyone an opportunity to showcase some of their family pictures, which I always enjoy doing! Pop over and take a look around!

I'm pretty sure this picture below was taken when Mom and Dad took me to Six Flags Over Texas one summer. I just love Mom's hair...the beehive "do" was in! I can still remember going with her to the beauty shop on the weekends and watching her get her hair rolled, then having to sit under a dryer. Her hair stylist would take the rollers out and tease her hair until it got as high as it possibly could go. Then, she'd spray it with a ton of hairspray, which made her hair feel like it was covered in liquid cement! A windstorm could have blown into town and it would not have moved! Oh, I can feel Mom looking down from Heaven right now saying, "I can't believe you shared that picture of me for the whole world to see!" Thankfully, she had a great sense of humor...she'll always be beautiful in my eyes!Here I am with one of my best buddies, Teresa (she's on the right). She lived right down the road from me in Hot Springs, Arkansas and we'd play together all the time. I'll never forget one particular day when she asked me when my birthday was and I told her it was May 14th. It's NOT...it's August 13th! Yes, I told the biggest fib ever! Anyhow, about a week or so later, I was at her house playing with her and she ran inside and came out with a birthday present for me...May 14th must have been very near. I didn't utter a word. I accepted it graciously, and tore into it with full-fledged excitement! To my amazement, it was a loom kit, which I'd been wanting for so long! I had visions of making all sorts of pot holders with it. I couldn't have been happier...UNTIL...Mom found it in my room and asked me about it. I fessed up and told her that I'd lied to Teresa (who's daddy was a minister!) about it being my birthday. She had me march myself down to Teresa's house and apologize to her mom! Not only that, but I had to give my loom kit back to her! The injustice of it all! Mom had no mercy on me that day...and it was an experience I won't soon forget!

"Pictures are like money in the bank - they're worth more over time and you can never have too many."~Ed Napier

Hope y'all have a nice, relaxing weekend!!! Spring is just around the corner...or so they say! The temperatures are supposed to drop and rain is predicted all weekend long. Guess where I'll be tomorrow? A track meet! Just pray the rain holds off. They, typically, carry on with business, as usual. Last year, Brittany ran in a full-blown snowstorm! I have a feeling it's going to be a REALLY bad hair day! :)

I Can't Believe I'm Doing This!

Today is Friday's Favorite Family Foto over at Pictures, Pots, and Pens hosted by Deborah. It gives participants a chance to showcase some of their family pictures. It's always a lot of fun!

OK, this first picture shows me in my 4th grade class when I attended Jones Elementary School in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Can you spot me??? I'm the third girl from the left on the bottom row. See the 6th boy over from the top right? He was my first boyfriend, Mitch. We used to walk on the playground holding hands. Would you believe that I met up with him, again, in college and we dated for a couple of months? Small world, huh? Don't you just love the clothes we all wore? Gotta love those knee socks and plaid pants! :)
Alright...close your eyes real tight and begin swaying gently from side to side. Imagine you're hearing REO Speedwagon sing "Can't Fight This Feeling". Yes, we're back in the 80's and it was some of the best times of my life! Here I am with my boyfriend of 2 very LONG years, Eddie...he was my date for our Jr.-Sr. Prom. Oh, what a perfect little pair we made! LOL! Look how much taller he was than me...I was even wearing 2-inch heels! I had gotten mad at him right before we left my house because he was late picking me up! I love how he's barely touching my arm...and that look on his face is PRICELESS! I was trying so hard to appear happy! We broke up not long, afterwards. Sad, but true! Don't you just love those snazzy decorations? Eddie's leisure suit is, well...what can I say? Check out the collar on his shirt? How about my Farrah Fawcett hairstyle? Oh, this picture makes me laugh!
"Growing up is never easy. You can hold onto things that were. You wonder what's to come. But that night, I think we knew it was time to let go of what had been, and look ahead to what would be. Other days. New days. Days to come. The thing is, we didn't have to hate each other for getting older. We just had to forgive ourselves for growing up."~The Wonder Years

Have a fun and relaxing weekend! Big hugs to you all!♥



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