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[SandySparkles]

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@on the bay wrote:

I"m so glad all these posts brought you some joy thinking of your mother @SandySparkles.

I have spent so many days these past months crying and missing my mother esp at Christmas time. I know I had the most wonderful mother in the world for me and her grandchildren and great grand children, nieces, nephews and greats, sisters. I don't want to start crying all over again so I'll just say, that all of us share that we all had a mother and mothers can be the very best thing in the world! I will treasure her forever. 

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@on the bay Welcome back!🥰 This post has me smiling!😁 I LOVE❤ that you called her "the most wonderful mom in the world" and that you will, "TREASURE her forever". That is truly special!!💝 Psst...It is OK if you cry.❤ I will send some virtual tissue your way!😉

THANK you SO much for caring to share another uplifting memory this evening!🤗

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

[SandySparkles]

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@lynnie61 wrote:

@SandySparkles   What a wonderful post.  I enjoyed reading all the responses.  I know your mother raised you as one of the kindest posters here.  I'm so sorry for your loss.  

I lost my mother 24 years ago, and she was just 59.  How I miss her. But.....I cried so much the first five years, then, for whatever reason, my memories really started to bring smiles to me, and although I miss her terribly, the tears have stoppped.  I think she knew how much it broke me.  Mother's Day and her birthday are especially hard.  

Please, one small request.  Today, I went to a funeral for my friends baby son that was just 9 weeks old.  His mother and father were coworkers of mine.  Please just say a prayer for them.  I do not have children, but they are so broken, and her first Mother's Day, she wont even have have him to hold.  I can't even imagine their pain.  I was blessed with my mother for 39 years.  It was the worst funeral home visit I ever experienced.  His angelic face in a tiny coffin.  Please send prayers for my friends.  God knows they need it today. 🙏

And thank you always for you kind, positive, pink posts!  I know I smile when I see your positive posts.  

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@lynnie61 Welcome!🥰 I am sorry for YOUR loss❤ but so HAPPY to read of you having come to terms with your grief! That is something I strive for, and am encouraged after reading your post!❤

Bless their hearts!!!!💝💝 My heart was BROKEN even more💔 after reading of the passing of your friend's baby son!😢There is NO pain for more reaching and deep than the loss of a precious child!😔 This has been an extremely emotional day!❤ 

I cannot imagine their grief, and am sending HEARTFELT PRAYERS of solace and STRENGTH to them this evening; that it may ease some of their pain and suffering!!🙏🙏💝💝 May God wrap his loving arms around them, to blanket them with comfort, and may he bless the soul of their precious angel! May he rest eternally in peace!🙏💝🙏

THANK you SO much for your kind words.🤗 I wish I could offer MORE words for your friends in this moment❤, but my heart is SO HEAVY still with thoughts of my dear mother, and other grieving posters!❤

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

[lynnie61]

@DSD2   Thank you so much.  Its been a very hard week.  It's so heartbreaking.  

[qualitygal]

@SandySparkles  I understand, but you know what?  From what I've heard, when we feel that closeness of a loved one, they say, that person's spirit is with you, you feel them.

I hope you realize that someday, you'll be with her again, I believe that.

[qualitygal]

@QVCkitty1  That was a wonderful sentiment about your mom, we're all holding hands thinking of our moms today.

[PamfromCT]

Dear sweet @SandySparkles,

I know you are hurting so much now.  I do wish to tell you that you will always hurt, but it will get better.

My mom had perfect health until her late 80s.  She needed the care provided in a nursing home, sadly.  She would "sundown" in the early afternoon, but always knew who we were.  She was hospitalized many times.  I had retired early, and I was privileged to spend much time with her.  

We had a big birthday party for her when she turned 90.  She was thrilled.  She was so happy to hold her first great-grandchild on her lap!  We call that picture of her JOY, in honor of her complete happiness.  She left for heaven 13 years ago.

I miss her all the time.  I am crying now, as I can so identify with your sadness and all who posted here. I know what a kind person you are, and that reflects on your mom.  And not to worry about some mother/daughter disagreements.  That is normal, really, even where there is great love.

So please know that your dear momma is with you in spirit,  looking at you so proud of the lovely woman you are.

All my best wishes.

[CalminHeart]

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@SandySparkles wrote:

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I feel for you. I'm not sure we ever get past longing for our moms. 

I talk to my mom. She died 6 years ago Thanksgiving. I lost 4 loved ones in 2023. I talk to them too. 

My religion believes in the unity/connection between the the living and the dead. I believe my family hears me. I ask God to tell my family that I love them and miss them. Would God ever turn down such a request? No.

I've had a number of encounters with loved ones who have passed. The first one scared me. After that, I decided to just stay still and go with it. They have been very comforting.

Not everyone has these experiences because they may not believe, be open to it, or recognize the signs. 

[cheriere]

@SandySparkles 

Thank you so much for your kindness.❤️❤️❤️

You're post was truly beautiful!

[cheriere]

@on the bay 

Everything you said is so true.  My mom's the best friend I've ever had.❤️❤️❤️

Thank you for wishing her well.  It really means a lot to me.

[Roscoe the Rascal]

My mother has been gone for 31 years now and just doesn't seem like it was that long ago.  I think of her often and still have times where I wish I could give her a call and share some things.  It would be nice to hear her voice.  

Grief is a strange thing.  We learn to live with it and cherish our memories.  Ever now and then something triggers that sorrow once again but not in the same way as it once did for me.   She is in a better place with others that I love.

I recently lost my husband and hope he is having a good time with my mother.  He loved her dearly.  Just keep good thoughts. 

I lost my sister during Covid but not from Covid but she did not have the funeral she deserved.  That still bothers me and sometimes that takes me down.  It is hard to be strong all the time.  I think the circumstances of how that person passed or the relationship plays a part in how we deal with the loss.