Wishing my Mom a Heavenly Birthday
Twenty four years have passed
Since I saw you last.
I love and miss you so
I didn’t want to see you go.
A special Angel God did need
He chose the best that indeed.
So many memories of the past
In my heart they all will last.
Today is my mom’s birthday and while she is not here physically she lives in my heart with all the wonderful memories we have shared.
When I see a Cardinal or butterfly I know mom sent them down. It’s been said if you see a yellow butterfly, it’s a loved one sending down a message. Whisper a message to the butterfly and it will fly back to heaven with it. Last night there was a yellow butterfly in our yard and both a male and female Cardinal were at our front door!
A few years ago this butterfly flew into mom’s garden and just wouldn’t leave! I felt her presence through the butterfly.
Mom loved flowers and when she passed away on January 15, 2000 from Alzheimer’s Rich and I made her a memory garden in our backyard. It started with a few plants we received from her funeral and kept growing each year. Lia never new my mom but we make sure to let her know what a wonderful person mom was. When Lia finds a special rock, shell, angel or even pinwheels she places them in mom’s garden. This azalea bush was from a friend at mom’s funeral, it was only about a foot high but it has grown more beautiful each year.
Every time I see a penny on the ground I pick it up, look to the sky and thank mom. I know she sent down pennies from heaven. This is a plaque I made from the pennies she would send them and I made a border of dried rose buds from her garden. Mom is always with me. Since it’s Throwback Thursday I’m sharing a blog I wrote with the instructions for this plaque in case anyone would like to make one for your loved ones. http://themarthareview.com/pennies-from-heaven-plaque-for-mom/
This was mom’s last birthday with us before she had a stroke and had to be moved to a nursing home. How I miss mom but there are so many things that I see and I know she is watching down guiding her family along. Happy Heavenly Birthday mom, I love you…until we meet again.
A lovely post for your mom, Martha. I feel your love for her. My eyes are misty reading this. My mom is 92. We’ve had a few close calls. It sits with me.
Even though we know it’s inevitable that we all will be called home some day, it’s still hard no matter what their age. My saving grace was knowing that she was pain free and back with her mom and dad.
Martha, we are both thinking of our moms today! How beautiful that you still love her so much. What a lovely memorial garden. And a visiting butterfly, which no doubt your mom sent. You are so good at keeping her memory alive. <3
Thank you Kebba. I constantly tell Lia about my mom and how she was her mommy’s great grandma like I am hers. She’s young but I really think she understands.
Happy Birthday to your mom. I wonder if my parents have meet yours in Heaven, I enjoyed looking at the pictures and I’m going to see if Charlie wants to make a heat picture like you did using pennies we find through the year. I wonder how long it would take us to complete it.
That would be a fun project for Charlie to do Glenda. Even maybe scale it down a bit in size.
The penny plaque is do beautiful and I have always loved the garden you created in your moms memories. It’s the most perfect way to remember a loved one.
Thank you Amrita, I know mom is looking down smiling. She loved gardening so much and I’m making sure she is still happy in heaven.
Lovely. I feel a heavenly connection with all I know who have passed beyond the veil. It’s like they are here now, all the time. I found a radio show I did with my late husband within the last few days. Listening to it was a gift beyond all gifts.
What a beautiful gift to find that radio show you did with your late husband Kate. I am very connected with so many who have passed.
Great post, Martha. You’re mom is so proud of you.
I hope so Amanda. I love and miss her so much.