My mom taught me alot

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My mother passed away 5 months ago. It was a shock to all of us remaining children. My mom was so full of life. At the age of 74, she was still a pool shark, beating almost everybody who challenged her. She had a long and lovong relationship with my father and then 13 years after he passed away, she met a man and they fell in love. They were going to get married, but alas, her time had come. Her fiance is a wonderful man and they loved each other deeply. They were able to overcome their age difference, the same way my mom and dad did. My dad was 25 years older than mom and her fiance was 23 years younger than her. I use to tease her and say one day you will find somebody your own age. She told me not to bet on it. My mother taught me so much in my life, even during those years when I thought I knew it all. I miss her, I miss her so much. She taught me patience and understanding. She showed me what it means to love your children unconditionally. She gave me some big lessons on consequences and discipline. She taught me the importance of respecting others, especially my elders and that because I live in a free country, those who fought and still defend us deserve our gratitude and respect.She was a true believer in freedom isn't free. When I look back on my life, I realize how poor we were, but my mother made sure we didn't feel poor. We never had the new clothes and I went to school in hand me downs and shoes with holes in them. But I always had a roof over my head and food on my table. One of my fondest memories is of a coat she made me, it was winter and I had outgrown mine. We didnt have money for a new one, but she had some material and she made me a beautiful red coat with fake leopard skin print fur inside. I loved that coat, not because it was high fashion, but because my mother cared enough to sit down and design it and make it just for me. She instilled a love for country,family and music in us all. There were times that I thought she was just out to make my life miserable, but now realize she was protecting and teaching me to understand that you earn things and privileges. My mother had a passion for her flower gardens. They were beautiful! As I think about them, I know that her greatest garden was not the flower beds she tended to so lovingly, her greatest garden are the lives she touched, her children who she tended to so lovingly, trying to keep the weeds of life from growing in our hearts. When my dad died, I was so distraught, my mom took me aside and said something that has stayed with me. She told me, remember, a person is not truly dead as long as they are remembered. So here's to you mom! I love you and miss you, but you are still alive in my memories and in my heart. If i could make wishes come true, one wish would be that everyone be as blessed as I was to have a mother like mine.