Three generations of mothers standing together on my wedding day in 2003. To my left is my momma and to my right is my grandmother. I miss them both because both are angels now. There are a lot of stories beyond the picture both good and bad but I still want to wish them a Happy Mother’s Day in Heaven.
There are two memories that stick out the most with my grandmother. The first was when I was young. My cousin and I had went to her house to spend the night. We watched some scary show about a hotel owner who had a little creature living in the closet. The owner would put certain guests in the room that had the creature and when the guests would leave their feet dangling from the bed…….the creature would pull them under and eat them. Up into my teenage years, I was too scared to turn off my bedroom light so either I would ask my momma to do it or I would do it, making a running jump for the bed. The other memory was when my third son was born. She was thrilled stay in the room with my momma while everyone else stayed outside the door. When he came out, he had the longest hair that even the doctor had seen before. She let everyone know, over and over, how long his hair was because she was amazed. Those two memories make me laugh every time I think about it and that’s something that nobody can take away.
For my momma, there are a lot of memories because she had such a sense of humor and crazy. I can’t be as specific as I could for my grandmother but I can tell you what I loved about my momma. My momma was the only person in the family that could bring all the family together. She loved the holidays and she loved to cook so she would gather us all together at her house for an evening of socializing, laughing and of course eating. Her presence was so strong that there has not been another family gathering since her passing. She loved without judgement and even though there was always chaos in her life, she done her best to rise above it. Some people may have judged her lifestyle but her heart was pure and loving. I hate that my grandkids didn’t get a chance to experience the craziness of “granny Gail” but in my heart I know she watches over all of us.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there near and far.
