M is for "Memories"

May. The month of all things mother-ish. Mother's day. May flowers. Memorial day. This month is all about moms. And when your mom is now in heaven, May becomes a month of sweet memories

What was the best advice your mom shared with you? What words of encouragement did she often share with you?

This was the question asked of me today.

While I'm sure there were many moments in my growing up years that my mom offered advice (sometimes wanted but most times not), what I really remembered ... and cherished ... was the encouragement that came just by hearing her voice in my grown-up years.

While she may have not always said the right words I had hoped to hear, she always said just the right words that made me feel better as a wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister, a friend.

She was my encourager often and my mother always.

I miss her voice of reason, encouragement, and most of all ... love. Oh, to hear her voice. Just one more time.