This is dedicated to my mother,
Clara Victoria Butler-Chock.
Clara, AKA Kattie (pronounced Katie), is a faithful woman of God whose
determination and drive have allowed her to reach her goals: travel the
world, attain a college degree, raise six children, much of it on her own, and be the CEO of her own business for nearly 30 years. (Oh, she raised a grand daughter, so she raised seven kids.)
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| Moms and her six kids. |
Ask her what her goals in life are now, she'll have definite answers for you:
~ To attain her Master's Degree in psychology, this while battling health issues at the age of seventy. And guess what? She is currently a masters of psychology student at Argosy University in Alameda.
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| My proud mom. |
~ To write her memoir. I've read some of her stories, and she has a great talent for pulling you into her life and giving you a taste of the characters she has encountered.
~ To travel, travel, travel. I mean, she's already been to Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Virgin Islands and several of the States, including Hawaii. Of course, she wants to do lots more, like see more of the States, particularly the southern states, and go to Puerto Rico, Spain and Hong Kong.
~ And to spend time with her millions of grand and great grand kids.
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| Mom in the center, and her grand and great grandkids. There are more now, but this is the last picture of them together. |
Yes, my mom has a full, balanced life, and she's always up for a party:
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| Halloween 2011 Princess Mulan |
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| Miss Pocahontas, at a costume party |
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| New Year's Eve 2012 |
She has family and friends that are always ready to show her some love:
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And just remember, however, that no matter what, she remains her same outgoing yet strange self:
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| If you catch her talking to a stuffed animal, make her stop. |
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| My mom and stepdad, Joe |
She is my amazing mother who, although divorced my dad, has been remarried for almost 25 years and is working hard to keep it going...
while dreaming of herself from years gone by:
while dreaming of herself from years gone by:
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| The original family |
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| Kattie in all her glory! (Leave it to me and my brother Anthony to mark it up with our "cursive" writing.) |
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| Yes, us two here, me and my brother, with my beautiful mom. |
Happy Mother's Day Mom!
LaRonda
What a loving tribute to your Mother--and an amazing woman. It made tears come to my eyes.
ReplyDeleteThanks Inge. Glad you were touched. :)
DeleteBeautiful Tribute! I gave my mother a cake this year and she loves it.
ReplyDeleteIt was a great mother's day with my mom and family.
DeleteThank you for sharing your tribute with us, it is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. :)
DeleteThat is really wonderful. Sounds like your mother won't ever stop striving for more and that's awesome.
ReplyDeleteThat's for sure!
DeleteShe sounds like such an amazing woman!
ReplyDeleteI nominated you for the sunshine award :)
http://simplysarahsblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/sunshine-award-x2.html
I'll check it out Sarah. Thanks! :)
DeleteBeautifully presented LaRonda.
ReplyDeleteI hope my cousin Katie has a wonderful Mother's Day surrounded by family.
Thanks for dropping by Logene. It was a wonderful Mother's Day and she was surrounded by family.
DeleteWow! This is so lovely, Auntie. Happy Mothers Day to you and to my Grandma!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Celeste!
DeleteHow lovely to emeet your Mum! She sounds a lively person. Happy Mother's Day to you and to your Mum!
ReplyDeleteThank you Nas. :)
DeleteThat is a beautiful tribute, La Ronda. The photos are so well put together and the sentiments so moving. My prediction is she will cry tears of joy, pride and pure love when she sees this!
ReplyDeleteHi my dearest daughter, LaRonda, this is the most beautiful Mother's Day gift ever. It really touched my heart, and I felt like really crying. I never knew that you had all of those pictures. Thanks for saving them, and you already know quite abit about my life. I guess I don't need to write my autobiography now, since I have nosy child. Love you my child.
ReplyDeleteHAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to you also.
Love Mommy
Kattie
It was a blessing for me to give this to you Mom and to share this special day with you.
DeleteAwww, this is so sweet! I love all your photos, and that one at the end. So lovely. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Kristen!
DeleteAw here's to Clara! What a fab tribute! Lucky you to have such an amazing mom. (mine's pretty darn great too. ) :D
ReplyDeleteYes... But don't think I always thought that way!
DeleteThis is an awesome tribute to your mom and a loving way to acknowledge her for Mother's Day. I'm sure she's very proud of you. By the way, you look just like her, so the apple didn't fall too far from the tree.
ReplyDeleteYou funny lady - me, look like my mom! Pshaw! :) Thanks Demetria.
DeleteYou are blessed to have a magnificent, beautiful, enjoyable mother! May she live in health and smiles for many years to come!
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Thank you Diana. How sweet. :)
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