She was the daughter of Martha Adkins.  Mom had 3 daughters and got me when i was 8 1/2 months old, I was the only boy.  She was a single mother for the better part of my youth and very independent, hard worker to provide for us. She taught me more that she ever knew.  She was the most loving, caring person in my life. In 2001 she was diagnosed with a disease that she choose not to undergo treatment for, because the treatments were going to be so savere that she would not be able enjoy her life, which she was so full of.  A little more than a year ago the disease began to take its toll on her to the point she could not be independent, I convinced her to move in with me and my partner (Jim or as mom called him Jim-bob) the two of them were like two peas in a pod, laughing and cutting up all the time. We had a blast and spending time together and caring for one another like a family is suppose to do. She told me more than once that family was very important.  She would sit at the window and watch the birds feed in the feeder outside the window and smile, fuss at the squirrels trying to get to the feeder.  She would just laugh cause they would fall and run off.  She loved to laugh, she saw the beauty in things we take for granted most of the time.. I see the things she loved so clearly.  She had so much love within her heart that everyone that met her fell in love with her.  Her life was full of joy and love.... I LOVE YOU MOM