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| Shared by Leonie Wallace on 19/02/2013 |
Every time that I smile,
Every time that I sigh,
I think of your face,
And a tear escapes my eye.
You were my world,
My inspiration and my heart,
But when you left us,
I thought I would fall apart.
You were my best friend,
My one true 'confidante',
And that's not all you were,
You were also my mum.
I didn't want to live without you,
But you would have wanted me to,
And if there's anyone I want to make happy,
That anyone is you.
I would give anything to have you back,
This wasn’t meant to be,
I know that you are watching from up there,
And I know you're watching me.
I'll make you proud mum,
I'm going to fulfill your wish,
You're going to see me and smile,
That's a daughter's promise.
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| Funeral Eulogy |
| Shared by Craig White on 05/10/2012 |
TO MUM
My Mum was robbed last Friday. She was robbed of her life. She was robbed of her future. She was robbed of her family.
Among many things, I will remember my Mum as a strong, giving, and independent woman.
Mum showed tremendous strength after our Dad passed away. Life was tough for Mum for a while, but every setback, every challenge she stared down and became stronger for it. I admired you so much. I can only hope that I possess that strength and power too Mum.
You gave me life, and what a wonderful life you made it. I am I guess my mother’s boy. While others were given a short shift if they phoned during Coronation Street, Mum always had time for me. And I am so grateful, Mum, for all these times and every other time you were there. I hope you know that.
I will miss our rambling conversations. I will miss your good advice. I will miss Tuesday dinners. I will miss finding your reading glasses all over the place. I will miss our fishing trips where we would squabble over who should take the fish off the hook. I will miss your stories. I will miss the newspaper clippings you would save for me. I will miss your mince pasties, chicken nibbles, and vege soup. I will miss you being a grandma. I will miss the warmth I felt inside whenever I saw you.
Most of all I will miss your hugs – the ones you kept for just those special times – they meant so much.
When I was just a small boy, perhaps only 6 or 7, unbeknown to me, Mum would watch me and my friends play rugby in our school playground with a ball my Granddad gave to me. One day when some older kids kept the ball from us, Mum could not bear it and marched from her distant viewing spot to tell these kids off and hand the ball back to me. That day Mum you were there to watch over me. I just wish that I had been there when you needed me to watch over you.
Mum, you left this world alone and scared like no good person should, but I hope now you are with your Mum and Dad, and that Dad is there too, and you are holding each other tightly, smiling, and looking down on us forever. The love you showed us will never diminish in me, nor will the love I hold on to for you.
Good bye for now Mum - I love you so much. Your wee boy forever - Craig.
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