Blessings in Life | Filed under Family
Once again welcome to Beyond the Crossroads, and thank you for joining me on this new portion of my journey through this life I lead. I appreciate your presence and your contribution to my life. Yes you are important to me and my life, the sharing we do here or at your place impacts me daily in more ways than you know. I thank you for being part of my life.
Most of you know of my love for quotes, here is one of my favorites:
” When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.” Indian saying
Many people in many ways have blessed me throughout my life, but few compare to Momma B.
She was always there for her family, friends, coworkers, and anyone in need of her, but that is not what makes her unique.
She made sure we had all of the things we needed, not necessarily the things we wanted so we didn’t become spoiled.
She taught us fairness by handing down punishment and praise in equal measure when we deserved it.
She taught us love and selflessness through many acts of personal sacrifice, by spending time with us, and by never failing to show that she was proud of us.
She taught us strength by being strong. We knew we could count on her at all times without fail.
She showed us consistency by never waiving under any type of influence or pressure from what she knew to be good and right.
She taught us forgiveness by forgiving daily and by never holding a grudge against anyone.
She taught us honor by witnessing her honorable behavior, and character by the same method.
Living examples of these wonderful virtues and the Golden Rule taught us, not her lecturing.
What lifted her above the crowd of other good people was her humility and her ability to do what needed to be done at any given moment. It was an automatic reaction on her part; like breathing to the rest of us. My simple words of platitude will always be insufficient in describing and thanking her.
Momma B’s shoes are some big ones to fill, but they were also one-size-fits-all because she never expected to be anyone’s role model or boast that she was better in any way.
I know she knew how much I loved her and but I never told her she was one of my role models.
As you can tell I am thinking about Momma B., Monday I found out the results of the autopsy. Her doctor called Daddy B and shared the results she had just received from the pathologist. It took this long because some of the pathology was sent off for interpretation. On the pathology exam, it was found that Momma B did in fact have Amyloidosis. It was in her heart, her lungs and her kidneys. Daddy B did not know which one of the three types they said she had.
One of the three types is Familial Amyloidosis. Familial Amyloidosis is inherited an autosomal dominant in genetics terminology. This means that for the offspring of a person with the condition, there is a 50% chance of inheriting it. Carl’s physician wants to know which type she had because of some medical problems he is experiencing. Amyloidosis is so uncommon that most primary care physicians do not recognize when or how they must test for this disease. I hope the pathologist did indicate which type Momma B.
However for now, I’ll be grateful for my life and all that’s in it…..
July 18th, 2007 at 7:13 pm
First, I’d like to say how glad I am to see you here; I’ve missed you terribly.
Secondly, your words about Momma B brought tears to my eyes - so eloquently spoken, Ms. Vickie, and from your post I can more clearly see why you (all of you) love her so much. I know how difficult this has been on y’all, yet what a priviledge for having had her in your life.
I read some words recently that totally blew me away - the person said that the longer the eulogy was a sign of trying to cover up a person’s past. It made me cringe as I don’t find that true at all, and your memorial here for Momma B proves my point. She was indeed a wonderful person; I love her and never met the sweet lady.
Hopefully, we’ll be able to talk soon when my “guest” returns home. Get ready for a longggg talk, or better yet, don’t forget the Olive Garden! Hugs to you and Carl.
July 18th, 2007 at 9:00 pm
I think your words are a testimant to the type of person Momma B was.
I know you must miss her very much, more so now as time has gone by.
Her words of wisdom will remain with you forever as will the memories of all those times you laughed together, or cried togather.
It will be that warmth that will help keep her memory alive for you to share with her grandchildren as they grow up.
Nice to see you post again
Have a nice day
July 18th, 2007 at 11:26 pm
Good to see you back. You’ve been quietly mourning. Reading your post tells me that you had the fortune of having this wonderful woman in your life. What great memories to treasure ’till you see each other again in heaven. She must be missed by you all.
I pray that everything will work out well for Carl. I’ve never even heard of Amyloidosis.
I love quotes too and that’s a great one!
Bless you and take care!
July 18th, 2007 at 11:45 pm
Your love of life and your love of Momma B shines through with every word in this post and all the ones previous. You are a very special person and so very loved. It is good to see you back sugar. Big gentle hugs… Wen
July 19th, 2007 at 6:30 am
I love that quote. It is so fitting for so many…yesterday, C’s service was standing room over, spilling into the Parish Hall and the testament to his life and his character.
It’s nice to see a post up and you wrote a lovely one for your MIL. Take care of you.
July 19th, 2007 at 11:33 am
Hi Vickie ~~ A lovely post for Momma B and it is obvious that you miss her a lot. A quote I like
is “Don’t cry that she is gone, but rejoice because she has been.” I put that in a notice for my late husband. You were lucky to have
such a wonderful role model, as you well know.
Thank you for your comments and glad you liked our cows and poems. Another quote that I love is
“Too blessed to be Stressed.” Take care and I hope Carl will be OK.Love, Merle.
July 19th, 2007 at 8:42 pm
I had never heard of this ailment before and after looking it up, I feel like it is one cruel disease to have. From your post I can tell that Momma B was one very nice person. So sad she had this awful illness. God Bless you, your husband and all others who lovred her.
July 20th, 2007 at 7:58 am
Wonderful to see a post from you Miss Vickie and such a heartwarming one at that. Momma B sounds like someone I would have liked to have known and her influence on you is obvious. You always project such a gentleness when you “speak”, like what I would expect an angel to be like. You are certainly the closest thing to one that I have ever encountered on the blogs and I mean that from my heart.
I hope that everything will be ok for Carl and that you are taking good care of yourself.
Its truly good to see you back again.
July 23rd, 2007 at 7:58 pm
Very moving and thought-provoking as always. Momma B is your guardian angel and is looking down on you smiling.