With love ...
Who knows how long?26 total reviews
Comment from karenina
Happy Birthday to your mom! And you are so right, none of us knows what tomorrow holds, much less the time we have left on this planet. Clearly, she is beloved by you, and in that sense, she will be always eternally alive in your heart.
Karenina
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2023
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Happy Birthday to your mom! And you are so right, none of us knows what tomorrow holds, much less the time we have left on this planet. Clearly, she is beloved by you, and in that sense, she will be always eternally alive in your heart.
Karenina
Comment Written 08-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2023
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Thank you for your lovely review. (I just ordered an interstate delivery of flowers and asked for Florist's Arrangement of pastels, then felt a bit moved, and close to tears, to think that she is winding down now, quite rapidly. Her life was quite active until she reached ninety.
Wendy
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Regardless of age, our moms are our lifeline. My own passed at sixty...
I awaken every morning to think how many years I've outlived her! Cherish every moment, Wendy. Hugs!
Comment from Verna Cole Mitchell
This poem is beautiful, made more so by the picture that surrounds it. You manage to get in a birthday wish with a sad announcement. I love the colors of the flowers in the picture, as well as the obvious love you have for your mother.
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2023
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This poem is beautiful, made more so by the picture that surrounds it. You manage to get in a birthday wish with a sad announcement. I love the colors of the flowers in the picture, as well as the obvious love you have for your mother.
Comment Written 08-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2023
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Thank you Verna. Lovely review. Yes, those colours are her favourites. I hope she'll have a happy and special day. I am telling myself to be realistic - but one can't really prepare for this.
Wendy
Comment from Pantygynt
How much longer we seem to be given on this earth these days. I attended the funeral of an old lady in her nineties the other day, and found myself looking at the dates of headstones of the deceased of yesteryear. Very few made it even as old as I am, never mind a decade further down the line.
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2023
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How much longer we seem to be given on this earth these days. I attended the funeral of an old lady in her nineties the other day, and found myself looking at the dates of headstones of the deceased of yesteryear. Very few made it even as old as I am, never mind a decade further down the line.
Comment Written 08-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2023
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You are right. My grandparents all passed away relatively young. These days it's quite normal to last into the nineties.Thank you for reviewing.
Wendy
Comment from patcelaw
This is a beautiful writing . I was just visiting with my friend who is 94 yesterday she was telling me that yesterday her high school friend who was not a four had just passed away on her 95th birthday. We never know in this life just when it will end so we need to cherish every moment we have with our moms are for families and friends. God bless and have a good day Patricia.
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2023
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This is a beautiful writing . I was just visiting with my friend who is 94 yesterday she was telling me that yesterday her high school friend who was not a four had just passed away on her 95th birthday. We never know in this life just when it will end so we need to cherish every moment we have with our moms are for families and friends. God bless and have a good day Patricia.
Comment Written 08-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2023
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Thank you very much Patricia. Yes, you are right, and I am teying to prepare myself emotionally for what will probably happen in the not too distant future. We don't know (even for ourselves), so yes, each moment is to be cherished.
Wendy
Comment from Sally Law
Wow! You never know. My best friend's mother lived until she was 99. She drove short distances until the end.
Draw close to your mum now and spend as much time as you can. My mother died suddenly of an agressive cancer.
Sending you my best today as always,
Sal xoxo's
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2023
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Wow! You never know. My best friend's mother lived until she was 99. She drove short distances until the end.
Draw close to your mum now and spend as much time as you can. My mother died suddenly of an agressive cancer.
Sending you my best today as always,
Sal xoxo's
Comment Written 08-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2023
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Thank you Sal. Lovely review, althoughI am sorry about your mother, and I hope her pain was not too dreadful. Yes, it is important to maximise our time. She's more than 1000 kilometres away, so it's not easy.
Wendy
Comment from Cindy Decker 2
Wendy, happy birthday to your sweet mom! My mom was 87 and my dad was was 96 when he died, just a few years ago--good, solid genes.
I cherished my time with them. We celebrated birthdays like their was no tomorrow. That being said, I wish your last line reads more like a celebration.
Nice poem, though. And beautiful photo.
Blessings to you and your mom!
Cindy
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2023
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Wendy, happy birthday to your sweet mom! My mom was 87 and my dad was was 96 when he died, just a few years ago--good, solid genes.
I cherished my time with them. We celebrated birthdays like their was no tomorrow. That being said, I wish your last line reads more like a celebration.
Nice poem, though. And beautiful photo.
Blessings to you and your mom!
Cindy
Comment Written 08-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2023
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Ah thank you Cindy! That last line is my self-talk, trying to be realistic and prepare myself emotionally, as she is declining significantly. Nevertheless she will be greatly celebrated on her birthday!! Thanks again.
Wendy
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Prayers for her, Wendy. Every moment is precious.
Blessings,
Cindy
Comment from Jesse James Doty
Yes, but is your awareness a good thing or a bad thing? My mother lived until she was ninety-three years old and she was at the pinnacle of health until the last six months of her life. She loved her life and had fun and enjoyment because she lived fully and I hope your mother is living her life fully as well!
Jesse
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2023
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Yes, but is your awareness a good thing or a bad thing? My mother lived until she was ninety-three years old and she was at the pinnacle of health until the last six months of her life. She loved her life and had fun and enjoyment because she lived fully and I hope your mother is living her life fully as well!
Jesse
Comment Written 08-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2023
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Thank you for reviewing, Jesse. I think awareness is both good and important, as it helps one to face the reality of mortality, hers, and for all of us. My mother is declining, but has had a full, but not easy, life. Your mother did well!
Wendy
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Facing the reality of mortality is difficult for all of us and as we grow older it gets even more difficult. My mother was lucky and full of life!
Jesse
Comment from Tom Horonzy
Well, how very true this piece may be, and being Wendy, defined, is being sweet. That said, the ending line would be irksome if I received it. If I made ninety-four, I must be good for four more. Still, you know how health, and I don't.
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2023
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Well, how very true this piece may be, and being Wendy, defined, is being sweet. That said, the ending line would be irksome if I received it. If I made ninety-four, I must be good for four more. Still, you know how health, and I don't.
Comment Written 08-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2023
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Lol. I am not showing her! Just felt moved to write about her. She is declining, and one never knows .... Thanks so much for reviewing.
Wendy
Comment from Pam Lonsdale
It's a beautiful, personalized birthday card (although I wouldn't show it to her because of that last line!).
I wrote my mother off as "could be her last" for 10 years before she did pass away. Their will sometimes trumps their health:-)
Happy birthday to your mom!
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2023
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It's a beautiful, personalized birthday card (although I wouldn't show it to her because of that last line!).
I wrote my mother off as "could be her last" for 10 years before she did pass away. Their will sometimes trumps their health:-)
Happy birthday to your mom!
Comment Written 08-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2023
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Thank you Pam. Lovely review. No she won''t be seeing this, because of the last line. That was my self-talk, trying to be realistic about her decline. Yet one can't really be prepared for such a loss, even when it is expected.
Wendy
Wendy
Comment from royowen
She's doing well Wendy, my mum lived till she was 89, a good age. I was talking to a lady woh works in aged care, and she was saying how so many live till they're well over 100. Beautiful written, well done, blessings Roy
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2023
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She's doing well Wendy, my mum lived till she was 89, a good age. I was talking to a lady woh works in aged care, and she was saying how so many live till they're well over 100. Beautiful written, well done, blessings Roy
Comment Written 08-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2023
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Yes, people are definitely living longer these days! She's had a long life. Thank you for a lovely review.
Wendy
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Most welcome
