I will forever miss my mother. Mary Carlene Lindsay, strong, loving, caring and faith-filled woman.  She brought in the world eight (8) children all different in character with one common denominator loving her and being loved by her.  Often I hear her through my own words to my kids. So many times I wish I could talk to her and hear her voice.  Being without her is such a loss. My kids had a very short time to get to know her, however the impact still lingers in their memory and periodically at different times of course one of them will say I miss grandma. I have only one regret. I wish I would have went with her to the Bahamas instead to sending her close girlfriend.  I have thought about the missed opportunity to be with her on that vacay to share putting our feet in the sand and listening to Caribbean music together.  

Mom I am forever grateful to GOD for blessing me with a mother of your statue I hope that I am instilling in my children what you gave me. Love you with my whole heart for eternity.

It was Moms Birthday or at Christmas I can't remember, Yolanda and myself brought mom a present. A large wrapped box. She was downstairs sitting at the table in he night gown having her coffee when we arrived. The box took up a lot of space on thethe table and she was inquisitive what was in it. She began to unwrap the box. She also notice that the box was heavy. This really got her attention of intrest. Opening the the lid, pulling papers out, she came across a small box  the size of a necklase case or ring box. Mom sat that aside still looking for the bigger prize. I couldn't help from laughing. Mom kept asking "What's in this thing?" I wouldn't answer. Finally she got to the end and pulled out a large rock that I had place inside to weight it down. She started laughing out loud and strong knowing she had been duked, so happy was she. I told her to give me the rock so I could get rid of it, she said "No" that it was a part of her present. She finally opened the small box and you should have seen the amazement in her face, it was a dimond ring. She place the rock on her shelf and to this day I still have Mom's rock on display.Such cherrished memories. LoveYou Mom.