Tuesday, August 7, 2012
A birthday wish
We always made a big fuss of birthdays in
our family, and I continued this tradition once I married and had my own
family. There is always a birthday cake, presents and some sort of celebration. My mother having passed away several months ago, I am honouring her
wishes by celebrating her “life” and not her “passing”. She requested that we
do something fun that she would have enjoyed, on her birthday and to think of
her. When I was 11 years old, I was hospitalised for two weeks in the summer,
during which it was my mother’s birthday. I remember telling my mother where I had
hidden her birthday present, asking her to retrieve it from my bedroom and
bring it to the hospital, so that I could give it to her on the day! Today
would have been her 93rd birthday, so we are going out, and will
have a lovely time and hopefully as we lift our glasses and toast her, she’ll
be with us in spirit. Happy birthday mum; you lived every moment to the full.
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Here here Elaine very nice and happy Birthday Mum.
ReplyDeletehappy bday fay,u always had the right idea on how 2 live life to the fullest ,not 2 waste time on regrets to celebrate being alive and living to your best ability,u have bh succeeded in passing that philosophy 2 yopu awesome kids,rest in peace dear mentor and friend,u left us all lessons in life 101
ReplyDeleteHi Elaine, after your sweet email I decided to take you up on your invitation. Your blog is great and I'm sure you're giving help and hope to a lot of people. Your mom sounds like a wonderful woman who left a priceless legacy--which is the ultimate gift. I hope you have a fun day celebrating her memory.
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