Marie E. Pascale
Shared Memories
My time with Mom was so precious. Spending all those Sunday dinners with her through the years and helping her in the kitchen and then when it became too much for her I took over. That time spent meant so much. She had many conversations with myself and Geri and enjoyed spending time with my granddaughter Rylee who loved her so much.
Mom always gave of herself freely, most times with no return. I remember when I was struggling with my alcoholism in high school and my relationships suffered accordingly. I would come home and sit on the corner of her bed, still drunk, and spew my problems for what felt like hours. She never judged, never tried to discipline or punish me. She just sat and listened. I took those times for granted and though I brought them up in jest over the years, I never really thanked her. I hope that the times I spent with her over the past few years meant as much to her as they did to me. That maybe, just maybe she could finally get back a little of what had been taken for so long. She may have had a heavy hand at times, but her ways of showing us her love over the years, however unorthodox or odd to outsiders, we know that she cared for us more than she ever knew how to express.
So sorry for your loss. What a day it will be when " Death is no more" (Revelation 21:4)
So sorry for your loss. What a day it will be when ” Death is no more” (Revelation 21:4)
Mom always gave of herself freely, most times with no return. I remember when I was struggling with my alcoholism in high school and my relationships suffered accordingly. I would come home and sit on the corner of her bed, still drunk, and spew my problems for what felt like hours. She never judged, never tried to discipline or punish me. She just sat and listened. I took those times for granted and though I brought them up in jest over the years, I never really thanked her. I hope that the times I spent with her over the past few years meant as much to her as they did to me. That maybe, just maybe she could finally get back a little of what had been taken for so long.
She may have had a heavy hand at times, but her ways of showing us her love over the years, however unorthodox or odd to outsiders, we know that she cared for us more than she ever knew how to express.
My time with Mom was so precious. Spending all those Sunday dinners with her through the years and helping her in the kitchen and then when it became too much for her I took over. That time spent meant so much. She had many conversations with myself and Geri and enjoyed spending time with my granddaughter Rylee who loved her so much.