My Mom

Today is exactly one year from the day my Mom passed away. Part of me wants to say it has gone quickly but another part of me screams no way, it's been a long hard year! I think of her daily still and miss her tremendously. I can say with all my heart that I am the person I am today because of her. She was such an incredible person and I will never be half the Person, Mom, Wife, Friend, Leader.... as she was. She taught me how to work, how to clean, how to do finances, how to be honest, how to play the piano, how to keep the commandments, how to be a Mom, how to cook, how to LOVE chocolate, it could go on and on. I never understood how incredible she really was until I became a Mom myself and then the selfish glasses came off and a whole new world was opened up. I married very young and I'm still amazed to this day that she trusted me, that she never got in the middle of Eric's and mine relationship, that she never had anything negative to say about what we were doing or the choices we made. She let us make our own decisions and learn and grow from them. She was a great Grandma. She was there to help with each child as they were born. She loved each one of them as much as she loved me. She was kind, gentle and extremely patient with them. She made each of them 2 quilts. Not just tied quilts but hand stitched. For each of them one of the quilts had their name beautifully stitched into it. Each baby only got to use this special quilt a couple of times because Eric insisted that it was too nice and each child needed something to remember Grandma later on in life. I'm so glad he did this and to have these treasures for each child to have and know how much she loved them. I'm grateful for her testimony. She was the ultimate example (along with my Dad) of how to live the gospel everyday. She was a spiritual giant. Her faith never faltered. Even as her life was coming to an end she was never bitter, never questioned why but instead said, "I have work to do, I need to go". When they first found the mass in her lungs, they said they would send part of it off to see if it was malignant. In her journal she said, "I'm sure it will be (malignant). I just need enough time to teach Stan how to take care of finances. I have no worries about the next life. I have a strong belief in the plan of salvation and know that I can be with my family again someday." I too am grateful for this wonderful plan and I too know that I will see her again. I'm so proud to of had her as My Mom, she was and is the best Mom in the world. I LOVE AND MISS YOU!!