A Mother’s Love

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My Mother’s kitchen table.

My Mother is a nuts and bolts kind of woman. Practical with no frills. Dust rag in one hand, and a plate of cookies in the other. Being busy doing is her best friend. The word sit down does not relate to her. If ever you give my Mother a compliment she will brush it aside, saying, "Oh gee," and make a clicking sound with her tongue. She is that predictable, and never late.

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Sacha when he was two years old.

My Mother has given me life twice. Once at my birth, and then again after Sacha’s birth. A few weeks after Sacha’s birth my Mom sensed something was wrong. She said she thought my stomach should be going down, she said she could tell I had lost weight, but that my stomach looked like I was still pregnant.

I told her that I felt great, that after three weeks I didn’t expect to have a flat stomach, that if I weren’t well Sacha wouldn’t be doing well with my breast milk. I wasn’t worried and brushed her concern away.

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A view in my Mother’s garden.

Still she persisted. After days of discussing the way I looked, my Mom said she would not return home (California,) until I went to see a Doctor. I told her I didn’t mind if she stayed in France with me forever. She laughed, and then nearly bopped me over the head with the phone. She has a way of getting her point across.

That is how I found out I had ovarian cancer. It is a silent killer. My Mother’s intuition saved me.

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A hen in my Mother’s garden.

A Mother’s love, is that she can feel her children from the inside out.



Comments

62 responses to “A Mother’s Love”

  1. you have a lot of your mother’s beauty (inner and outer) in you – it comes out here in your writings and photos. You are both lucky!

  2. Oh, this is beautiful Corey. You have told us about your mother before and it is never hard to tell that you are her daughter. Two of a kind as you are.
    I wrote my “I love you mother” blog yesterday without realising it’s Mother’s Day in many parts of the world today. Here in Norway we celebrate Mother’s Day in February, and the reason is said to be that it should not compete with May 17th which is our Constitutional Day, and a HUGE day in Norway. And mothers are BUSY days in advance making sure the “bunads”, the rigionals costumes are ready to wear. Wednesday night will be spent at the ironing board ironing the bunad’s linen shirts for me and the girls. And you can’t just iron and whistle as you go. There are old rules to follow to be sure that the ironing is done correctly.
    Happy Mother’s Day to you and your mother.

  3. Bless your Mom, she surely sounds wonderful.
    Darla

  4. Moms are the best; so glad your mom stuck to her intuition! Happy Mother’s Day 🙂

  5. You were a cute cute baby Corey!
    I’m so glad your mom saved your life 🙂
    ___________________________
    Hi Shabby in the City,
    The photo is of Sacha. He was a cute cute baby and a very wild one too!!

  6. Happy Mother’s Day Corey..!
    Thanks to your mother you are here today for your children.
    I’m glad you listened to her intuitive knowledge that all was not well.
    Happy Mother’s Day to her too..
    Hugs
    xx

  7. Shannon

    Happy Mother’s Day, Corey.
    Your mom obviously has great intuition! I guess after having 4 children, she knew what was what.
    ——————————————–
    Hi Shannon,
    My Mom had five children:
    I am the oldest and only girl, double honor 🙂 I have four brothers. Two who leave comments sometimes on my blog. Of course Orama thinks he is the favorite, so I has to knock him around to remind him he is not…

  8. Happy Mother’s Day to both you and your mom, Corey. How grateful I am to her for listening to herself and for pushing you to listen, too!
    xo

  9. She clearly loves you. Happy Mother’s Day Corey!

  10. Thank God for Delores and Thank God for you. Happy Mother’s Day to you both.

  11. Happy Mother’s Day to you, Corey, and your wonderfully insightful, intuitive and smart mother.

  12. A very, very blessed Mothers Day to you…Corey

  13. Thanks to Mother’s Intuition… It runs that strong! I am happy that your mom was persistant! That also runs pretty strong!
    Happy Mothers Day to you Corey and your Mom!

  14. patpaulk

    Many thanks to your mom, both times. Happy Mommies Day!!!

  15. Mother’s are our heartbeat and souls… Blessings to you and yours dear Corey!

  16. Jeanette

    I just saw Dolores and George enjoying the Lamb Derby Parade yesterday! And she was sitting with your Dad standing right beside her, both trying to get a view of Mark and George walking with Sunshine Preschool. They spotted him and waved then a cousin and her friends had to get her attention for a wave too! And your mother was all smiles making sure she waved to all. Happy Mother Day!
    _________________________________
    Thank you Jeanette, You made me feel like I was sitting right alongside of my parents! xx

  17. Wow — that’s truly an amazing story, Corey, and the perfect one for Mother’s Day. You tied it together beautifully.
    A Happy Mother’s Day hug to you.

  18. what an amazing story…..Happy Mother’s day

  19. I’m so glad she did. Happy Mother’s Day to you and your mother.

  20. “A mother’s love is that she can feel her children from the inside out.”
    How true Corey, and what a wonderful Mother you have. You are so blessed.
    Lana

  21. Oh gee – now I’ve got the tears in my eyes! What a beautiful story to relate on Mother’s Day. Thank you Corey!

  22. Corey, My Mother is no longer here to bop me in the head. I pray for all of those who have ever undertaken the profession of motherhood and all the women who have come before us who helped shape us into the women we are today. Rebecca(wistful in GA-USA) Cre8Tiva

  23. Mothers intuition is amazing! Happy Mothers Day to you and to your Mother.

  24. The story you share has resulted in a happy ending for all of us. I wish your mother (and you) a Happy Mother’s Day!

  25. What an amazing story Cory. Thank you for sharing it. Happy mother’s day. I hope get lots of hugs and chocolate. Clarice

  26. Massilianana

    Bonne fête des mères , Corey , to you and your mum .Once again , a very touching/émouvante story …

  27. Happy Mother’s Day to you and your sweet Mom, Corey!
    Donna

  28. Oh my gosh.
    This is amazing, and gave me tears.
    May we all know our children so well, feel them so deeply…
    Happy Mother’s day my friend! (I miss you too!!)
    🙂

  29. A mother’s intuition with her children is something very special, and sometimes incomprehensible. That bond is the greatest thing to treasure, happy Mother’s day to your special mum.

  30. Thank Goodness for Mothers! Kisses to you and your mom, hope you have a wonderful mothers day!

  31. As my Mom used to always say…”you can’t pull a fast one on me!”…she knew how I was really feeling simply by looking into my eyes or the sound of my voice. It was impossible to tell her a ‘fib’.
    I have found I am the same with my daughter – one look in her eyes and I see everything.
    Happy Mom’s Day Corey – and to all the beautiful Mom’s who visit here.

  32. How wonderful for this bond and this love that was a life-saving gift.

  33. There’s nobody else quite like Mama…no body, no where, no how…
    Happy Mother’s Day!
    Meilleurs voeux!!

  34. I’m so glad your mom insisted. My mom would have also.
    Happy Mother’s day Corey!

  35. Paris Parfait

    Yes, nothing like a mother’s tuition! Bonne Fete Maman, Corey, to you and to your mom.

  36. martina

    Your Mom’s activity level is very much like my mother’s. When we visit it is like talking to a jumping jack-she doesn’t believe in sitting still when there are things to tend and do. However she always has time to give hugs to her “only child”-me, and her granddogs. Happy Mother’s day to your Mom and you too Corey!

  37. Thank Heavens for stubborn mothers!

  38. Happy Mother’s day to you both.

  39. Wendy B

    Happy Mother’s Day, Corey. I think that I would like your mom….someone so immersed is what is at hand in life. She “is present” as the Buddha would say. Somebody else (can’t remember who) said that we don’t have to travel far and wide to “find ouselves”. We find ourselves “in the sock drawer”. Accepting responsibilities and taking care of those we love. You have a “sock drawer” mama. Best kind!

  40. Happy Mother’s Day, Corey. I think your mother is your guardian angel!

  41. Happy Mothers Day! And thats an amazing story..never underestimate the power of female, or motherly intutiton. All I can say is thankgod a vaccine for cervical cancer has been developed. More studies on it has shown it to prevent other forms of cancer for women as well. The vaccine will be free in Australia from July, but sadly I don’t think I’ll be around long enough to take hte full course of the drug. Do you know if France has a vaccine program in place?

  42. Happy Mother’s Day! That’s wonderful! She saved you for all of us!

  43. Mothers know best, they truly do. Happy Mother’s Day to you and to your beautiful mother.
    Sacha hasn’t changed much! Except for those rosy cherub cheeks!

  44. This is amazing…thank God for her and her persistence, what a blessing. Happy Mother’s Day to you and your mom…I hope it’s extra special for both of you! :0)

  45. I like your mum’s bull (or is it a cow – I couldn’t get a close enough look!). I dunno, I think intuition and knowing someone from the inside out are two different things. I think she is so much part of your skin that the slightest deviation from normalcy triggers an alert and thank god it did! Our mums are irreplaceable, aren’t they?

  46. …wishing you a wonderful Mothers Day (a bit late, but better late than never…heh…). Your children are very blessed to have such an amazing woman as their mother. 🙂
    …and a Happy Mothers Day to you mom as well!
    ~Amy

  47. Mother’s love and intuition are the best Happy Mother’s Day to you and YOUR mom. Kim

  48. You have a special Mom. Happy Mother’s Day to you both.

  49. que de moments délicieux inoubliables …

  50. Beautiful story, photos and outcome.
    hope you had a magical mothers day…
    xo
    s

  51. Hope you had a blessed Mother’s Day. I imagine you treasure each one having faced a disease that attacked your very womanhood. Cancer took my mother three years ago. I do miss her so. I am so happy you share a closeness with your Mother and have that same closeness with your children. Mother’s do indeed have a special gift of intuition where their children are concerned. A partnership with God is what Mother’s have.

  52. A beautifully written tribute to your dear Mother. Her loveliness and beauty has rubbed off onto you!

  53. I love your mother. I am so glad she was blessed with determination to be persistent. God Bless your mother. On a completely selfish note, we would not be blessed with the wonderful creative gifts you bestow upon us each day here at TIC. Of course, and most importantly, your husband and children have the wife and mother they adore. Life just doesn’t get any better than that, does it?
    Happy Mother’s Day Corey.
    xox

  54. Betty at Country Charm

    Corey, You have an amazing mother….How blessed you are and how brightly God has smiled upon you…..I so much enjoyed hearing about Annie and the thanks she bestowed upon you for the help she and other received from the United States many years ago……
    Betty @ Country Charm

  55. What a loving tribute to your mother…and you are a living tribute to her, also. I loved the photos today, and I hope that you had a wonderful Mother’s Day!
    Andrea

  56. Awe that made my eyes filled with tears. Is there any stronger bond than between mother and daughter?

  57. That’s what mamas are for, Corey. Hope you both enjoyed your special day.
    Kisses, N.
    xx

  58. What a beautiful tribute to mothers for Mother’s day.
    It’s very true, though, isn’t it? We have such intuition about our children…even knowing things about them that they haven’t realized yet.
    Thank goodness for your mother’s intuition.

  59. Such a wonderful post and tribute to your mother…bless you both!!

  60. Such a loving tribute to your miracle worker! My daughters and I share a certain sixth sense and I’ve always hoped it wouldn’t be so vital after they left their teens. Sigh
    I’m glad your mother was there!

  61. Beautiful words. I was touched by them. I am a daughter and a mother of two and your words filled my heart.

  62. with tears in my eyes…. What a touching story. There’s not a thing in the world like a mother’s love, is there?

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