Happy heavenly birthday mom! I love and miss you so much!

Hey mom♡ I've been thinking a lot about you the last couple of days and I wanted to update you on your grandson. Kai is 2 years old now and he's soooo perfect!♡ I wish you could see him. He has the sweetest laugh and smile♡ he is such a mommy's boy too. He is the best thing that has ever happened to me and honestly, he's the reason why I'm still here♡ he's my motivation, he's my everything ♡ he's so amazing I swear I wish you could see him♡ I love you mom and I miss you so much.

She was loving and known for her amazing cooking! She always fed everyone and helped anyone that needed. She lived alot and learned alot! She liked adventure and moved to a few different states trying to find her way. This created alot of memories and experiences for us kids. She was always in the kitchen. There was always food on the stove or something cooking. My mom was so kind and I'll always have her in my heart. I'll always carry with me the lessons she gave. She was wise and understanding. Even when we asked bizarre questions, she always thought of the best logical answer. I'm glad I chose her as a mother in this life...I know shes always with me. I look for her in everything everyday!

Hey mom I just wanted to say I really miss you so much theres not a day that goes by that I dont think about you. Alot has happened since you left. I feel alone i wish you were here so I can vent to you and give me advice of what to do with my life. I feel so lost and confused without you here. Sometimes I feel like I'm a disappointment to you and everyone and all I wanna do is make you proud. I'm trying so hard to not go over the edge but I know you're looking down and watching us grow so fast I dont know what to do with my life without you here but hopefully one day I'll be with you again. I'm trying my hardest to make you proud. I miss your hugs and I miss you saying you love us. Lately I feel like I haven't been feeling loved. You were the only person I can run to if I had problems I feel like I need you the most right now I love you and I miss you so much

Hey mom. I keep thinking about you. My son is a year and 3 months old now and I just had a birthday last month. I'm 19 now. I have a new boyfriend and his name is Will. He moved in with me in March 22nd. A lot has happened since the l left a message. My son can say mama now and he shakes his head no. Not going to lie, he's kind of spoiled. Reyna moved in with me but then she got to be a lot to do with so I had to make her leave. I left my other apartment and I'm in a new one now. I really wish you were here everything is getting overwhelming. I just want to see you Mom. I feel like memories of you are fading away a little bit and I'm forgetting what you look like. I know you would know how do you do a lot of things that I don't know how to do. And you would help me with them and give me advice because you've been through it. What do you do when you feel like giving up? My heart hurts mom I need you and I wish I could've hugged you when I had the chance I'm so sorry mom for how I treated you while you were still here you didn't deserve that

Mom I miss u so much it’s so hard with out you I just wish u were here cuz maybe I wouldn’t b such a disappointment I literally don’t understand why I turned out like I did uggh I just need u momma

Hey Mom, I just wanted you to know that my son is 9 months old, He was born on January 5th of this year. He already took his first steps, he can crawl, he's so smart mama and he's getting so big. His name is malikai but everyone calls him Kai. Nina had a boy too, he's 7 months old and his name is Liam. He's smart too and I want them to be close and play together but that's not going to happen because you know how she is. I didn't get to go to college like I wanted to but that's ok. I didn't get my CNA but I got my home health certification. I'm trying to get a divorce. I shouldn't have got married. I wish you were here to tell me not to. I still think a lot about you. You would love Kai. He's so happy and giggly and loves everyone. He's my little everything I wish you could've been there when he was born. Kathy, Amy and Shelby were in the room with me. Shelby and Amy stood at the bottom of the bed and Shelby cried so hard. My labor was so easy. I was in labor for 19 1/2 hours and I only pushed for 5 minutes. I didn't feel anything that epidural was great lol He didn't cry when he came out and I was worried because I was induced because my blood pressures were way too high and I was 37 weeks. I was scared there was something wrong.... But there wasn't. He just looked around at everything and everyone all wide-eyed. He was colic and had bad reflux at first but he was still a happy bubbly baby and he still is especially since he got over the reflux and colic. He had thick straight hair and now it's as curly as can be. He's beautiful mom I really wish you can see him. I love and miss you so much

Hey mom. As you know, me and Nina are both pregnant. I'm having your grandson and she doesn't know what she is having. I'm married now. I live right next to aunt Kathy. I've been thinking a lot about you lately. I miss you. I wish you were here to see all this. I changed a lot, for the better. I wish you were here. I'd give anything to see you again. I want you to see how good I'm doing. I love you so much!

Dear mama, I am 17 now and i just wanted to tell you a few things. as you know, I was pregnant, but I lost my baby on the 16 of march around 2 or 3 in the morning. it hurts because amy didn't believe me even though I had pictures of my precious little angel. it's okay because I know that you know and I know that he or she is resting in heaven with you. I love you mama and I can't wait to see you and my angel one day. now that I got that over with, I wanted to tell you that I graduated high school a year and a half early on march 28th, 4 days after my birthday and I start college in August of this year but I will be receiving my CNA certification July 27th. I wish you were here so you could see this. I know you would be proud of how far I have come. I love you mama and I miss you so mom! I can't wait to see you again!

Love your daughter,
Lilli

Hey mom. I just wanted to tell you again that I love you more than anything and I miss you. and I wanted to tell you about me getting my diploma this month or next month before I even turn 17 and I will be starting Madisonville college in August of this year. I wish you were here to see how much I have truly grown up and changed from the 13 year old that you struggled with. I know you would be proud of the young woman I've become. And I want you to know I am who I am today because of you and I thank you mom, I miss you and I love you.

hey mom. I have been thinking more about you lately. Maybe it's because I just got out of foster care and I am doing this thing called Job core. Either way, I am remembering all the times we struggled and life got hard, you didn't let it show. when we would move from place to place, you would make it seem like a new adventure. When we got hurt, you would comfort us. Now that your gone, it's still hard, it still hurts, I am still going on new adventures and I still struggle but when I think about how I got through it when I was with you, I pick my head up and I keep going and I get through it. You were, are and always will be my role model mom. I love you and I miss you.

I remember when we were driving to Dixon Tennessee and I don't remember for what but you wanted to take us out to eat so you tried to call and cancel my appointment, but before you could, they called you and said my doctor wouldn't be in that day because she was sick so we needed to reschedule it. And you looked back and said "See how God works in mysterious ways." I will never forget that. I love you.

Hey mom it's me again it's been really hard without you and nobody understands what it's like and I just wish but someone really helped me they said"live your life to the fullest and do things your mom never got to do" so now I've made that my goal so from on out I'm gonna do better and of course it will never be the same with out you but I can always try to be happy. I love you mommy and miss you so much❤️❤️

Carol you were my number one recipe buddy and a great friend. you also were a loving and caring person and loved my cousin unconditionally and treated him the way he always deserved to be treated. thank you for that. miss and love you

I Love you mom and miss you so much. I can't wait until the day comes when i get to see you again but until then i love you.

Carol Joy Serratt was the best mother, daughter, friend, sister, cousin, aunt, grandmother, niece, granddaughter, and most of all she was the best person you could ever meet. She will be missed dearly.