{Although our moms -and my very special Gram - are both thousands of miles away on this Mother's Day, we love you and miss you very much! You made us who we are today - and we are so thankful to you for all we have and all we are able to do. You are our inspiration to us as women and as mothers. Wish we were together today...}
"Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear. "
Luke 1:42
{Lindsay and her mama when she was a baby in Montana}
"Before you were conceived
I wanted you
Before you were born
I loved you
Before you were here an hour
I would die for you
This is the miracle of life."
- Maureen Hawkins
"Let us be greatful to the people who make us happy, they are the charming gardners who make our souls blossom."
- Marcel Proust
"A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path."
-Agatha Christie
"Trust the past to God's Mercy, the present to God's Love and the future to God's Providence."
- Augustine
"The greatest gifts you can give your childern are the
roots of responsibility and the wings of independence."
- Denis Waitley
"Heaven is at the feet of mothers. "
-Arabic Proverb
"A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take. "
-Cardinal Mermillod
{Lanye's favorite photo of her mother, Anne. Isn't it glamorous! }
"The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness."
-Honor de Balzac
"A mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved. "
-Erich Fromm
"Youth fades, love droops, the leaves of friendship fall, a mother's secret hope outlives them all."
-Oliver Wendell Holmes
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