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| Angela |
Mother,
When I saw you down the hospital hall as you were arriving
amidst our tragedy, I ran to you and we embraced. I was instantly filled with perfect love and peaceful
comfort that has lasted. Oh sweet
Mama, you have no idea how often you are a source of strength and comfort in
my life. You do many wonderful
things, but that is not all I am talking about. I’m talking about WHO you ARE! You are an angel, the best and brightest. I thank you for your life of a
million “right” choices. I thank
you for your approval, support, friendship, patience and trust. And I especially thank you for showing
me how to have strong, powerful faith and to love the Lord. My life is rich and happy and I thank
you for your wonderful part in it.
I adore you!!!
Angela
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| Bo |
Mother,
You are a wonderful woman. You have always been there to teach, train and remind me of
what is important in life. During
our youth, you dealt with a houseful of crazy girls and still managed to have
them turn out fine. Not everyone
can turn out as good as your favorite son however. Life is tough.
You are a soft and kind person.
You are accepting of everyone and I feel you truly see them as brothers
and sisters, literal children of our Father in Heaven. You see past all the junk on the
outside and know the potential of the inner person. This is a perfect example for me, and one that I must strive
daily to emulate. It is a great
deal more difficult for me to see past the “clutter”. You show great love to everyone. You love to be lost in
service. I am sure I sought you
out in my pre-mortal life because of the spirit you have and for all I could
learn from you. I love you mom,
and could not be happier with any other mother. You are the best there is!!!
Bo
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| Lis |
Mom,
Whenever I hear the song of a bird, or look at the blue,
blue sky. . . . I really do
remember you. I love that song and
remember singing it to you when I was little. I remember climbing into bed with you on Saturday
mornings. I remember playing
Husker Du on the deck when I got home from school. I remember you coming home one night with an entire car full
of ice cream. I remember summers
spent picking and canning fruit with fall and winters, loving that we had all
those canned pears. I remember you
patiently teaching me how to sew. I remember you teaching me how to thrift. I remember driving to California, just
you and me. I remember sitting and
talking with you for hours. I
remember learning about food storage from you. I remember back rubs from you. I remember phone calls and Skype calls with you. I remember how to take care of my family
from you.
I became the woman I am today with each and every one of
those memories. I cherish
them. I cherish you. I miss you. I know you are serving the Lord and I will remember that
too.
You are the perfect example of who I want to become. You are wonderful.
I love you.
Lis
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| Kae |
Mom,
Words can’t articulate the love and gratitude I feel for
you. Some say that you never fully
appreciate your mom until you have kids of your own. I know that I appreciated you before I had kids, but I
understand now the commitment you have to our family. I understand the sacrifices you made for our happiness. I understand the work involved in our
upbringing. I understand the
lessons you tirelessly taught us. I
understand the patience you demonstrated and I understand the love you feel for
us. I am so blessed to have you as
my mother. I’m grateful for the
siblings you and dad gave me and I’m in awe that you both succeeded in molding
such a loving group of people that genuinely feel happiest when we are all
together. I’m grateful for the
closeness of our family and the measures you and dad took to create and
maintain that love in our family.
I have overwhelming love for you, mom, and in the words of my sweet loving
Kirsten, “I am constantly amazed and thankful that I was born into this
family.” It’s such a gift.
Thank you for choosing me. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for being my mom.
Kae
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| Tova |
Mama,
You are such an incredible person. I am so grateful for you. You have taught me how to be my best me and to not give up
until I accomplish it. You are so
full of unselfish love and I have always felt cherished by you. When I reflect on what it means to have
the legacy you have created, it overwhelms me.
You are the best Mama in the World!!!
I love you.
Tova
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| Kitta And Karen |
Mama,
What can I say?
You are truly a light in this World.
Nothing compares to you.
You live each day to serve and love. You embrace others and long for their eternal
happiness. What an incredible example
you are to our family, and everyone that you come in contact with! Someone was talking about Kiki and said
that she would do anything for a friend of a friend, and completely go out of
her way to make sure they were taken care of and loved. She got that from you!
I love you so much!
Kitta
Mom,
What a beautiful person I am blessed to call my Mother.
I continually stand in awe of your strength, your warmth and
your love.
OX Karen
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| Kirsten |
MOM
When I think of everything it took for you to raise us, all
the sacrifices that were made and the energy you spent, I am constantly amazed
and thankful that I was born into this family. - so I believe truly that you are the strongest
Kirsten (this is a passage found in Kirsten’s
writings)
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| We All Love You |
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| Norma |
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| She's A Flower |
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| Take A Break |
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| Lots Of Love |
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| In Happiness And In Sadness |
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| Assisting Others |
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| Enjoying Nature |
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| Always There For You |
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| She Has A Longer View |
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| And Time To Meditate |
I love you Norma.
