Mothers

All that I am I owe to my Mother

Motherhood is definitely one of Gods greatest gifts, at least that is the way I see it.

I don't think you can fully understand the sacrifice that our Heavenly Father gave us through His Son Jesus, until you understand how much you love your own children and the gift they are to us.

These are my two beautiful children,Jason and Callie. And yes, they are a gift and a blessing.

 

I'm not sure we fully appreciate our own mother, until we have  children of our own. My mom has been gone now for over 10 years but I still think of her and the legacy she left behind, almost daily. I also appreciate that the Lord made provision for us to one day be reunited.

This is my mom in the 1950's she was a lot like those TV mom's we liked to watch back then.

 

That's my mom in the middle, now those 3 mom's could have been on a tooth paste commercial. Great smiles and happy times. Those were some pretty  typical house dress fashion, they are wearing,not sure the pincurls and head scarfs were quite the TV mom look. But you have to appreciate those trendy drapes of the 50's.

 

A typical Midwest family in the 50's. Well at least that is the way I remember it. Mom always wore a dress, never pants. The pants of the family were always on the dad. Little boys thought it okay to wear bow ties and little girls liked wearing dresses to school.

 I remember mom, really liked this snazzy pontiac almost as much as she liked wearing wrap around dresses. This is her standing out front of the Flamingo Motel we owned and lived at. Whether at work or at play that wrap around dress was the fashion of the day. It could however provide a sneak peek at what was underneath on a windy day, but back then a lady always wore a slip. That's an undergarment for those of you who aren't as old as me.

 

That's my grandma and my mom and me inside the office of that motel it must have been summer and those are some of my best memories. Picnics on the porch, swimming all day and having both my grandmas living right next door. Grandma's and mom's making summer time fun is the best kind of memories. I think plaid was pretty popular back then, too.

 

See, another plaid dress! I think it was important back then to always wear earrings! A woman wasn't fully dressed unless her ears were!

My mom and her mom, see what I mean about the earrings! I don't remember ever seeing my  grandmother without her earrings on whether she was working or just out for a picnic, I think it was just a part of her. But remember back then we always dressed up if we went to town or out in public, even in the sixties. Hats and gloves were popular too!

Telephone booths, now that is a sign of the past. You  might wonder why my mom does not look so pulled together as my grandma does. Well this picture was taken at a motel on the beach of Florida, and my mom probably lost those earrings at the bottom of the sea. She loved to get on those air mattresses out in the ocean and ride the waves, she just never got the hang of it and spent most of her time laughing her  head off as she flew off the mattress into the sea. That might explain that crazy hair style.

     

Whether she was on vacation or

 

at home, My mom knew how to seize the day and be content in it. I think sometimes in our busy world today, with cell phones instead of phone booths we simply don't take the day and just enjoy it the way we used to.

 

Pearls, that is another timeless adornment. Pearls, ageless, charming, sophisticated, elegant, graceful, just like my mom. I  hope all the great memories you have of your mom will bring you as much joy as mine have. Thanks for stopping by and sharing my memories with me. Take some time today and remember your mom, and I hope  you will share some of those days gone by with me.

 

This pillow is a memory pillow made by Present Grace.