HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

MY MOTHER: PEGGY CHOATE ROGERS.

MY MOTHER HAS 4 CHILDREN...2 BOYS, 2 GIRLS...THE OLDEST

SON BEING MY HALF BROTHER.

MOTHER IS A HEART MONITOR TECH. SHE HAS WORKED AT

ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL FOR 31 YEARS...WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP

SHE ALWAYS WORKED IN THE LONGFELLOW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

CAFETERIA, SO SHE ONLY WORKED THE HOURS WE WERE AT SCHOOL

AND SHE WAS OFF WHEN WE WERE OUT OF SCHOOL. SHE IS A VERY

HARD WORKER, ALWAYS GOING BEYOND WHAT IS REQUIRED OF HER.

SHE SEWS, PAINTS, ARRANGES FLOWERS, BROUGHT HOME ROCKS AND

DRIFT WOOD FROM THE LAKE TO DECORATE HER FLOWER BEDS, IS

THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS FOR DECORATING AND COOKING...SHE CAN

COOK A FRIED CHICKEN OR CHICKEN FRIED STEAK THAT HAS MADE

MY DADDY HAPPY FOR OVER 50 YEARS...SHE IS THE ONE YOU WANT

AT YOUR BEDSIDE WHEN YOU ARE SICK...SHE HAS A SERVANT'S HEART...

A DEEP LOVE FOR ANIMALS....DEEP LOVE FOR FAMILY AND HAD A

VERY DIFFICULT TIME MOURNING THE PASSING OF HER PARENTS...

THEY DIED WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER...BOTH WHILE I

WAS PREGNANT WITH MY DAUGHTER, AMY...BUT GRANDMA

KNEW I WOULD HAVE A GIRL AND MY SISTER WOULD HAVE A BOY.

MY AMY WAS BORN IN JULY AND MY NEPHEW TJ IN AUGUST.

MOTHER IS A GIRLIE GIRL. SHE LOVES NATIVE AMERICAN

ART AND TURQUOISE....SHE LOVES JEWELRY AND PURSES AND

SHOES...ALL TRAITS SHE PASSED ON TO ME AND MY SISTER.....

BUT EVEN MORE, SETTING ALL THAT ASIDE....SHE IS A CHRISTIAN

AND KNOWS THAT THIS LIFE IS JUST TEMPORAL. THAT IS THE

FREE GIFT THAT IS PRICELESS.

MOTHER HAS ALWAYS BEEN LIKE A LIONESS..."DON'T MESS WITH

MY CHILDREN"...FIERCELY PROTECTIVE...ANOTHER TRAIT SHE PASSED

ON TO ME AND MY SISTER.

WE HAVE SO MANY FUNNY STORIES AND I AM GOING TO START SHARING

SOME OF THEM OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

I LOVE YOU MOTHER.

I WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

YOU WERE A WONDERFUL DAUGHTER TO YOUR PARENTS

I ALWAYS REMEMBER WHAT YOU PENNED IN MY FIRST BIBLE:

MY DEAR DAUGHTER,

FEAR NOT TOMORROW

GOD IS ALREADY THERE

MOTHER HAS 8 GRAND CHILDREN AND 11 GREAT GRAND CHILDREN.

IRENE RAGAN

MY MOTHER IN LOVE

IRENE HAS 4 CHILDREN: 2 BOYS AND 2 GIRLS.

HER OLDEST SON PASSED ON FROM CANCER.

SHE IS A TWO TIME CANCER SURVIVOR AND TOUGH...

SHE FELL OUTSIDE LIKE 2 YEARS AGO AND DID NOT TELL ANYONE

UNTIL SHE WOKE MY FATHER IN LOVE UP AT ABOUT 0300 AND SAID

SHE WAS HURTING AND NEEDED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL....

YES, SHE WAS HURTING...SHE HAD BROKE HER SHOULDER JOINT OFF FROM

THE BONE TO HER ARM WHEN SHE FELL.....SO SHE SUFFERED IN SILENCE

FOR OVER 12 HOURS BEFORE TELLING ANY ONE BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT

SHE JUST BRUISED HER ARM.

OUR DAUGHTER WAS HER FIRST BORN GRAND CHILD....OUR SON, THE ONLY

GRANDSON. SHE HAS 5 GRAND CHILDREN....4 GIRLS AND ONE BOY

SHE HAS 2 GREAT GRAND CHILDREN...1 GIRL AND 1 BOY.

SHE TAUGHT SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR YEARS. SHE TAUGHT ADULT

BUSINESS CLASSES AT AUTRY VO-TECH AND HER GREATEST LOVE WAS

BEING A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER...AND SHE WAS GOOD AT IT.

IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT FOR HER TO RETIRE BECAUSE SHE LOVED

TEACHING SO VERY MUCH. SHE WAS A TEACHER THAT HAD THE GIFT

TO TEACH AND SHE TAUGHT BECAUSE SHE ENJOYED IT SO MUCH.

SHE LOVES CROSS STITCH AND THE PLASTIC STITCHING WHERE YOU CAN

MAKE KLEENEX BOXES, ORNAMENTS, AND LETTER HOLDERS....I CAN'T

REMEMBER WHAT IT IS CALLED BUT SHE LOVES DOING THAT. SHE

HAS A GREEN THUMB FOR GROWING PLANTS AND ALWAYS....ALWAYS...

WOULD SPEND HOURS PLAYING WITH HER GRAND CHILDREN...WHEN AMY

WAS BORN SHE SENT HER A BIRTHDAY CARD EVERY WEEK FOR THE FIRST

6 MONTHS OF HER LIFE AND HAS TAKEN TONS OF PICTURES OF

EVERY GRAND CHILD.

SHE LOVED TRAVELING WITH MY FATHER IN LOVE IN THEIR AIRSTREAM

TRAILER...THEY BELONGED TO AN AIRSTREAM TRAVEL CLUB AND

WOULD ATTEND RALLIES ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES. THE

ONE PLACE SHE DREAMED OF GOING AND NEVER GOT TO WAS

ALASKA. I WOULD HAVE SO LOVED SEEING HER REACH THAT DREAM

BUT HEALTH ISSUES PREVENTED IT.

FAMILY VERY IMPORTANT. SHE TOOK CARE OF BOTH HER MOTHER AND HER

MOTHER AND FATHER IN LOVE....BLESS GRANDPA RAGAN....IRENE WAS

HAVING SOME DINNER PARTY AT THE HOUSE WHEN GRANDPA RAGAN

CAME DOWN THE HALL IN HIS LONG HANDLES WONDERING WHAT

WAS GOING ON. THEY GREW UP IN A TIME WHEN YOU TOOK CARE

OF FAMILY AND HAD RESPECT FOR YOUR ELDERS. THEY WERE

VERY GOOD TO THEIR PARENTS. IRENE LOST HER FATHER TO

WHAT THEY THINK WAS LEUKEMIA, WHEN SHE WAS IN HER EARLY

20'S. SHE WAS A DADDY'S GIRL AND IT WAS A VERY SAD DAY WHEN

HER FATHER PASSED. IRENE AND MY FATHER IN LOVE ARE BORN AND

RAISED ARKANSAS KIDS...AND ARE CHRISTIANS.

I LOVE YOU IRENE AND WE WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY.

I AM SORRY THE PICTURES ARE BLURRY BUT I DO NOT HAVE A SCANNER

AND MY HUSBAND TOOK THESE PICTURES OF PICTURES.

YOU NOW KNOW WHAT DEBBIE LOOKS LIKE.

I SPENT SATURDAY AT MY AUNT PATRICIA'S HELPING HER PACK FOR

HER MOVE. MOVING IS A LOT OF WORK AND SINCE MY MOTHER HAS

TO WORK A TWELVE HOUR SHIFT TODAY I AM GOING TO SPEND THE

DAY AGAIN, HELPING AUNT PATRICIA. I AM GOING TO GIVE HER A

PEDICURE.

I WANT TO WISH

MY SISTER SHERRY, A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY.

MY AUNT JEAN, A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

MY AUNT PATRICIA, A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

MY COUSIN SUZIE, A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

MY NIECE HEIDI, A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

MY FRIEND DORIS, A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

MY FRIEND ROBBI, A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

MY FRIEND TAWNA, A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY


I WANT TO WISH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF MY BLOGGING FRIENDS A

VERY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY AND THANK YOU FOR SPENDING A PART

OF YOUR MOTHER'S DAY WITH ME.

MY PRAYERS CONTINUE TO GO UP TO GOD'S THRONE ROOM OF MERCY AND

GRACE KNOWING THAT GOD IS OUR ONLY HOPE.

I PRAY FOR THOSE MOTHER'S WHO LONG FOR A CALL FROM THEIR

CHILDREN AND IT NEVER COMES. I PRAY IF YOU ARE ESTRANGED

FROM YOUR MOTHER...PLEASE LET THIS BE THE YEAR OF RESTORATION.

I WATCHED MY AUNT GO THROUGH HER MAIL YESTERDAY HOPING

TO FIND A MOTHER'S DAY CARD...NO CARD....EVEN AS TOUGH AS

TIMES ARE...YOU COULD SEND A LETTER...YOU COULD MAKE A CARD.

PLEASE CONTACT YOUR MOTHER.

MOTHER'S DAY BLESSINGS

HUGS

debbie