Thinking of You Card ~ You Inspire Me

As most of you know this month is Breast Cancer Awareness month.
What you may not know is how personally I have been touched by this disease.
On November 14th 23 years ago my sweet momma lost her battle with breast cancer.
The last year of her life she stayed with us at our house.
Knowing she was fighting this awful disease was both a curse and a blessing.
The curse part is obvious...  and included her pain and suffering.
The blessing part...
I was able to have the time to tell her how much she meant to me.
She was able to see and spend time everyday with my daughter who was just a toddler.
I was honored to care for her when she most needed me.
My Momma was the most amazing person ever.
She overcame so much in her 56 years of life...
Her parents were both mean alcoholics who left her orphaned when she was a young child.
She was separated from her 2 siblings when she was placed in an orphanage yet remained close to them throughout her life.
She faced and overcame abuse at the hands of those people in the orphanage whose job it was to care for her.
She was widowed in her 20s when she was pregnant with her 5th child.
My mother was ALWAYS there for me and my 7 siblings and I am so happy I was able to be there for her when she needed me most.
If my Momma was here today I would be giving this card to her...
Momma this post is dedicated to you.
I love you with all my heart and miss you daily.
My HOPE is that I can spend my life being just half the person you were.

*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in. embossed using the Cuttlebug Polka Dots folder.

*Design paper from the Breast Cancer Awareness12x12 pad from Me & My big Ideas.
*Heart cut using a die from the Spellbinders Classic Hearts set.
*Banner cut by hand.
*Sentiment frame cut using the Mini Bookplate Die Set from Verve Stamps.
*Sentiment from the Old Fashioned Florals stamp set from Flourishes
*Ribbon from

 

May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

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