My Mother, She Wrote ..... To Me

The title "My Mother, She Wrote" is something I plagiarized from my sister who has been working intermittently on a personal project.  I left the Philippines to live in Hongkong during the time when smart phones and email applications were non-existent.  As a result, I received a lot of letters and cards from my mother who wrote religiously during special occasions, and sometimes, just because.

She liked cute little cards, I remember her frequenting National Bookstore and buying them just in case she felt like sending one.  This one said:

I am thinking of you right now...

and hoping the day is beautiful where you are.

I'm thinking of you right now, with love, 

the whole day long.

But it was what she wrote on them that made it special. She added these words.  "Even if you are far away from me, a mother never stops thinking and praying for her child for those memories of yesteryears never fade away.  Thank you so much for being my pillar of strength even when you were still very young.  You made life so much easier for me.  I've never stopped thanking God for your gift to me.  Love you so much, Mommy."

These words of comfort came when she was sick. She was telling me it was alright that I was on the other side of the world.
"The hardest thing for a child to be is to be far away when the Mommy is sick.  I should know.  We were in Manila at the height of your Lola's (grandmother) ailment.  But you know what?  A mother always knows that if you could, you would also be over.  So take heart that a mother  knows how much you love me.  I love you too very much.  For always, Mommy."

The one with the dog on the front she handed to me when I was in Cebu and continues with:

I just felt like saying that.

You can go back to what 

you were doing now.

So when you are back home in the U.S., remember that Mommy says every now and then "I love you."  Love, Mommy.

She had the ability to make each and every one of her five daughters feel special. I always felt her love through distance and time. I wish I had kept more of her letters since reading her words keeps her alive in my heart.  I can hear her voice inside my head and I hope she can hear me when I say:

I am thinking of you right now...

and hoping the day is beautiful where you are.

I'm thinking of you right now, with love, the whole day long.

Happy Mother's Day.  I love you Mommy.