Happy Mother's Day to all mothers, which means all women. Even if you aren't biologically a mother to someone you can still be a mother. Many women aren't able to have their own children but use their nurturing qualities to help others. Judy emailed me awhile ago and she was throwing her niece a birthday party at her house and had invited all her niece's friends. Wow! I call that mothering. I know that many times another person instead of a parent can touch a child and make a lasting impact that changes the whole direction of a child for the positive. .jpg)
I know you've all heard, "It takes a whole community to raise a child." That is so true. I'd like to thank the numerous people that have had such a wonderful influence and impact on my children through the years. Many I know about and I'm sure there are others that I'm not aware of. Parents and family members of my children's friends, teachers, professors, church leaders, soccer coaches, music teachers, grandparents, aunts and uncles, etc. The list goes on and on. Thank you for all you have done to help Wayne and me with our children.
I'd especially like to thank my own mother, Donna Rhees White, on this Mother's Day for all she has done for me. She has always been there and I know has felt unappreciated and taken for granted at times. We all forgot to wish Mom "Happy Birthday" one year and it was that day I realized that a mom was actually a normal person with normal feelings. We've never forgotten her birthday since. For some reason as a self-centered child I thought it was my mom's job to do what she did for me. It took quite a few years I'm ashamed to say for me to realize that it was her choice to help me and to start appreciating all the service that she did in my behalf. Until becoming a mother myself I didn't realize all the sacrifices and unselfish service that she gave and still gives me.
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Thank you so much mom for all those nights you stayed up late waiting for me, sewing my drill team outfits, and helping me with my school projects. Thank you for driving me to all my music, dance, baton, ice skating lessons and then waiting for me so I'd have a ride home. Thank you for sacrificing many of your own wants so I could have a new prom dress and a college education. Thank you for all the delicious home made meals and for making our home a secure and beautiful place to live. Thank you for sharing your faith with me and being such a good example for me to try and emulate. Thank you for your unselfish attitude, love and for sensing my needs. Thank you for listening to me go on and on about all my complaints and for your support in all that I do. Thank you for sharing your prospective of life when I needed some reassurance and direction. Thank you for loving me even when I was unlovable. Thank you for always being a woman with great integrity, perspective, faith and love. The list goes on and on. I couldn't even begin to list all that my mother has done for me.
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I love these photos of my mom. Don't I have the most beautiful mother? I love you so much mom and will be eternally grateful for all the sacrifices you have made to make my life so secure, rich, and full. You are an angel mother!
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you look like your mom and what a beautiful tribute to her.I am sure children can say the same about you!!!!
Wow...you have a beautiful mother and now we
know where you get your beauty from.
Happy Mother's day Kathy.
Everyone who has a wonderful mother, love her
and be thankful...not everyone has what you have.
Kathy (in Branson one last day)
Yes, you do have a beautiful Mother, Kathy....inside & out. And she passed that on to her daughter. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, KATHY! Thanks for wishing a Happy Mother's day to those of us who were not blessed with children...and for acknowledging that ALL women are mothers in one way or another. That meant a lot to me! Most people don't recognize that women like me should be included, too. I've spent most of my life helping to take care of other people's kids, along with my own nephews and niece. Several times throughout the years, I've had many of these kids say to me: "You should be somebody's Mother. You're good at this." I've always felt like that was the best thing anyone could ever say to me. It always made me cry, though; partly because I was so happy to have these little ones tell me I was a good "Mother," but also because my heart was broken that I couldn't be a Mom to children of my own. Anyway, I just think it's lovely that you included women like me, because we usually get overlooked on Mother's Day. Well, once again, thanks for sharing the stories and pictures about your beautiful Mom...and I wish you both a very blessed & Happy Mother's Day!
Wendy
Canada
What a wonderful post about your mother. I know she will tresaure it always. This is my first mothers day without my mum who passed away in jan after a nine month battle with cancer. Just 71 years old and never a sick day of her life until the cancer. So i hope everyone out there remembers there mothers and how much they mean to them and treasure always the time you can have with them. It can be taken away so quickly.
Happy mothers day.
Im also curious what drill team you were on? My daughter just finished up her third year with the bingham minerettes and they won state this year for 5A. She just made the drill team for dixie college for the fall also. So was wondering what school or college you danced for.
I was on Bountiful High School's Drill Team. I decided not to try out for drill team at BYU but to spend the time studying and practicing voice instead. I'm not like Amy. I can't do a million things at the same time. It stresses me out too much.
What a nice tribute to your mom and really it's a tribute to you Kathy to share what you share with us.
Debbie, hugs to you this weekend.
I love my mom too. Wish I was in Ohio to see her and my twin sister and her family. Sounds like they all went camping together. I miss those camp outs.
I really love being mom. I love everything about it. Tim took Eric to a store where everything is $5 and under so that what my son saved up could be stretched to the furthest.
I don't know what my son selected for me, but Tim was laughing saying how excited Eric was to shop for his mom. Too much to share here in details of what he disclosed to me.
I think that just hearing how happy it made him is my Mothers Day present. He actually walked away from his books and video games and enjoyed shopping for me. Amazing. I'm the lucky one.
What a beautiful tribute to your Mother. My Mother has given me so much in my lifetime too, and I admire her for her great faith which she taught and has gotten me through some really tough times. Some of us had wonderful, caring grandmothers, aunts, godmothers, etc. which really nourish children's lives I agree. Hope you have a wonderful Mother's day Kathy with your family. Don't forget to tell us how your special day went with your children and grandchildren.
You do have a beautiful mother. Yep. You get your looks from your mother. Your mother is still alive right?
Happy Mother's Day to you, Kathy.
Bountiful has an amazing drill team also. They won the 4A state this year. Its hard for kids to get accepted into byu if they live in state anymore. I have one daughter at byu hawaii. Byu drill team is amazing but i think my daughter is looking forward to a drill team with no more competions and just having fun with dance.
But i never knew that about you, thats fun to know.
Nice post about your mom. She is so beautiful women as you.Happy mother's day Kathlyn.
A mother gives so much to her children with love and that children should in turn become parents to understand everything their mother and father have done to them too.
Love
Cathy
You really do have a beautiful mom, inside and out! X
Oh Kathy thank you so much for sharing-
and for making me feel loved.
I am one of those that am unable to have children.
So thank you- I am a fab Auntie to my own sisters and my friends kids
x your Mother is beautiful.
Happy Mothers day to you Kathy, how did you spend your day?
My mother passed away when I was twenty years old and I am now 51. Happy Mothers Day Mom. My mother Mavis Cullison was the most unselfish woman, she had a gift for making a baby smile, and rarely complained even through her battle with cancer. Sadly missed.
Mary Modesitt
So beautiful words about your dear Mother Kathy. She is a very pretty woman and you do take after her. Your post has really touched my heart and it's obvious that you love and respect her so much for what she has sacrificed for you in your upbringing. God bless you!
xx
Beautiful words for your mother. You've done her quite an honor. Hope you had a nice Mother's Day also. Hope to meet you soon, I will be in Branson the next 2 weekends hopefully.
Wow. You really do look just like your mom! Beautiful women, both of you!
You know, I realized yesterday that after having spent 20 years working with teenagers, and several years working in a home for unwed mothers, that I although I'm not technically a mother, I have certainly "mothered" a lot of kids! I am anxious to read the articl that Sister Yates mentioned in Sacrament Meeting yesterday about all of us being Mothers.
By the way...beautiful pictures of you mom! Easy to see where you got your looks -- as well as your beautiful girls!
What a lovely article. Thank you, Kathy for sharing your beautiful mother with us.
I spent much of the day on Sunday with my mother and enjoyed every minute of it!
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