Dear Mom, 
 copyright Linda Cunningham 1974
         I just thought I'd drop you a line
         and tell you how much you mean to 
         me. I know you must think I just 
         took your love for granted and I 
         wanted to tell you that I am sorry 
         that I never told you before....

         Thanks, Mom, for carrying me under 
         your heart all these months, putting
         up with the million and one things 
         all expectant mothers just "go 
         through".......

         Thanks for enduring whatever degree 
         of pain you went through to bring me 
         into this world. 
         And Mom, I do appreciate you sitting 
         up nights trying to figure out why 
         I was crying, after you did your 
         best to keep me dry, fed, and 
         comfortable... and the 5,000 diapers 
         a year, thank you for each one of 
         them... and the teeth cutting period... 
         I must have driven you out of your 
         mind... I'm sorry.

         Now, too many years later, I thank 
         you and I'm sorry I caused you so 
         much pain, worry and headaches... 
         and for all the sleep you lost. 
         And Mom, thanks for all the love, 
         attention, guidance, patience, and 
         yes, the discipline.

         If I ever did anything to make you 
         feel that you failed somewhere, 
         don't blame yourself. I had to find 
         out some things on my own. I only 
         pray I find the wisdom to do as well 
         with my children.
     
         Thanks, Mom, for doing all the right 
         things at the right time and most of 
         all... for being MY MOM. 

                 Your loving offspring.  




This is a dedication to my Mother.
~Angels~
by Randy Travis

Me and some of the boys
were sitting around the other night
Started talking about politics, religion, love and life
And what a shame it was about 9/11
And what about hell and what about Heaven
And is there or isn't there angels here on earth
And then one guy said
"Well you can take that for what it's worth
If it's something I can see or something I can touch
Well I might believe in all that stuff"
So I just had to say to him

Are you telling me that you've never seen an angel?
Never felt the presence of one standing by?
No robe of white
No halo in site
Well you missed the most obvious thing
Man, are you blind?
Just look in your mother's eyes.

And then I said who went through the pain
And smiled through the tears on the day of your birth?
She counted your fingers and toes
and thanked God you were whole
Son you ought to know who loved you first, that's right
And who always came running every time you cried out
And how many more things have you forgotten about
And who tried their best to teach you wrong from right
And how many nights did she leave on the light
While she waited and prayed that you came in
And who'd be there for you right up to the end
Think about it tonight.

Are you telling me that you've never seen an angel?
Never felt the presence of one standing by?
No robe of white
No halo in site
Well you missed the most obvious thing
Aww Man, are you blind?
Just look in your mother's eyes
Aww Man, are you blind?
Just look in your mother's eyes
That's right.

 


She won the beauty pageant.. 2007, where she dressed in Country:,
As "Miss Country Rose", sang a song, and played her harmonica.

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