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| Evelyn at age 25, 1940 |
Because you carried me home from kindergarten in a blizzard,
I learned trust.
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| Evelyn and Pam, 1943 |
Because you volunteered as Brownie leader and supplied
store-boughts for meetings,
I saw dependability.
Because you donated a nickel as my neighborhood newspaper’s
first customer,
I felt pride.
Because you designed campaign posters for my student
government election,
I witnessed creativity.
Because you quizzed me before tests in school,
I acquired readiness.
Because you welcomed girlfriend sleep-overs in the living
room and teenage “cider” parties on the lawn,
I developed self-confidence.
Because you typed my compositions till midnight and
went to work in the morning,
I gained self-discipline.
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| Pam and Evelyn at grandson Todd's wedding, 2000 |
Because you organized details of my wedding so I could finish my college degree,
I found gratitude.
Because you provided a home for your ailing parents,
I saw devotion.
Because you offered me shelter while Charley went to war in
a place we’d never heard of,
I tasted fidelity.
Because you baked your grandsons lop-sided birthday cakes
and never refused to babysit,
I knew unconditional love.
Because you and Dad said “I love you” each night before you
slept,
I heard eternity.
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| Pam's Mom and Dad, 1995 |
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom, from all of us who remember.
