This webpage was made
in honour of a very special lady who has given so much to family and
friends and
asked for so very little in return. This is for my dear Momma whom I am
happy to say is doing much better and we are all so very happy for her.
I have chosen flowers
as the theme for this webset because she spent so many years as a floral
designer working by Nanny's side. Both loved and adored
flowers with great a passion.
Momma had a difficult
childhood and a lifetime of many serious illnesses including Graves
disease, cancer, a heart disorder and the list goes on. By the grace of God she has
beaten cancer twice, and survived a long list of major surgeries. Yet,
through it all, her faith in God has remained strong, steadfast and sure.
Having recently gone through a barrage of scans, tests, ultrasounds,
poking and prodding we feel, it's best to leave well enough alone. She is
83, now living on her own in a retirement home, enjoying her new found
friends and is happy. We are all happy for her.
Momma, this webpage is
for you. I love you dearly and thank you for being the best Momma you
could be and for your friendship and love. You are in my heart, in my thoughts and so very much in my
prayers. Your life is in God's hands now and I know in my heart He will be
compassionate and send a very special angel to watch over you.
~*Lady Elina*~
::Mother::
The young Mother set
her foot on the path of life.
"Is the way long?" she asked.
And her guide said "yes, and the way is hard.
But the end will be better than the beginning."
But the young Mother was happy, and she would not believe that anything
could be better than these years.
So she played with her children and gathered flowers for them along the
way; and the sun shone on them and life was good, and the young Mother
cried, "Nothing will ever be lovlier than this!"
Then night came,
with storm and the path was dark and the children shook with fear and
cold, and the Mother drew them close and covered them with her mantle, and
the children said, "Mother, we are not afraid, for you are near, and
no harm can come, " and Mother said, "This is better than the
brightest of days, for I have taught my children courage."
And the morning came, and there was a hill ahead, and the children climbed
and grew weary, and Mother was weary, but at all times she said to the
children, A little patience and we are there!"
So the children climbed, and when they had reached the top, they said
"We could not have done it without you Mother!"
And the Mother, as
she lay down that night, looked up to the stars, and said, "This is
better than the last, for my children have learned fortitude in the face
of hardness."
And the next day came, strange clouds which darkened the earth-clouds of
war and hate and evil, and the children looked and saw above the clouds to
an "Everlasting Glory, and it guided them and brought them beyond the
darkness.
And that night the Mother said, "This is the best day of all, for I
have shown my children God!"
And the days went on, and the weeks and the months and the years, and the
Mother grew old, and she was tired and weary.
But her children
were tall and strong, and walked with courage.
And when the way was rough, they lifted her and carried her; and at last
they came to a hill, and beyond the hill they could see a shining road and
golden gates flung wide.
And the Mother said, "I have reached the end of my journey.
And now I know that the end is better than the beginning, for my children
can walk alone, and their children after them."
And the children said, "you will always walk with us, Mother, even
when you have gone through the gates!"
And they stood and watched her as she went on alone, and the gates closed
after her.
And they said, "We cannot see her, but she is with us still!
A Mother like ours
is more than a memory, She is a living presence.
~Anonymous~
Regrettably, I had
to close Momma's guestbook.
"Guestbook World" changed hands
and all the beautiful messages
that were written, no longer existed. The
only entries were that of spammers.
Thank you all who took the time to sign.
Sincere appreciation
goes to *Paula Vaughan for graciously permitting me to use her very
beautiful artwork. Also to *Herkey for the lovely rose tube used in
creation of my graphics... thank you hon, your tubes are always
outstanding! And to *Cursed Creations for
the gradient used in this webset, their gradients are by far the best on
the web. You can visit each of their websites
by clicking on their *names... you won't be disappointed.
Midi sequence now
playing... "Velvet and Diamonds (the star-filled sky)" from the
Earth Tone collection is a copyright ©2003-2004 of Bruce DeBoer and is
used with his permission. You may visit his site here.
Mr. DeBoer's CD's are available at http://www.mp3.com/BruceDeBoer
Content and graphics
are a copyright of ©Designs by Lady E 2004-2005 and are not to be taken
without her expressed written consent.
