by shirlener88 22 Feb 2012

Today being February 22nd - I would like to honor my Mother - Loretta Jean Greenman - (Miss Loretta) it would have been her 84th birthday - it sure doesn't seem like it has been two years since she passed. I think about her daily and know - that when she left - she had struck a deal with the Lord to save Rick's life - so that she herself would be sitting at the hem of God and not him. I was so very close to her, only a few blocks away and I still couldn't get to her - before she passed - she went so very fast. We miss your sense of humor and smiling face dear Mother. February 22, 1928 - February 11, 2010

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by shirlener88 05 Jun 2013

you are all so sweet to remember my Mother (Miss Loretta) - I am so sorry that I didn't see some of your post before now. Thank you each - she loved you so very much and did enjoy all the time that she shared with you each and loved the gifts that were sent to her in her final year or so, as well. She especailly remembered each week when she got her hair done. Love to each of you.

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by test 04 Mar 2013

I have the most light and kind memories about Loretta Jean Greenman. Her humor and optimism helped me to resolve different issues in my life. I'm happy that I knew her. Miss Loretta will always be here in the CUTE community.
Thank you, dear Cuties, for remembering Miss Loretta. She will always be in our hearts ...
My prayers are for you, dear Shirlene.

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 05 Jun 2013

thank you so very much my dear one - you are so very sweet to have posted this.

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by manami 25 Feb 2013

Dear Shirlene, I miss Ms Loretta too. I have good memories from her.
Love and hugs, Yoriko

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by dilceia 24 Feb 2013

Shirlene, she will always be remembered with love.

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by sqdancer 24 Feb 2013

Remembering Shirlene...with hugs Glenda x0x0x0

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by gerryvb 24 Feb 2013

Shirlene, she will always be remembered with love. Gerry

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by twee 24 Feb 2013

She sounds like a great lady, and as they say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. She taught you well.

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by marjialexa Moderator 23 Feb 2013

Shirlene, I miss her too. She was so wonderful, so funny, such a dear and caring person. I wish her loving ways could rub off on everyone, the world would surely be a better place. Our Cute Community would never have been the same without her, I thank God often for just having known her. Thanks for the beautiful pictures, and the memories. I know you'll always have her in your heart, but I know, too, that sometimes it would still be nice if you could just take her hand and tell her so. Well, someday you will again. My love to you, Marji

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by kezza2sew 22 Feb 2013

Shirlene I remembered her face as soon as I saw the post.. I remembered how she would occassionally come on here and say something...Miss Loretta will always be in our hearts...Rick and yourself also...Happy times and memories...hugs Kerry

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by clawton 22 Feb 2013

It was a pleasure to have her here. she has such a good humor that she shared here. I'm sure she knew you loved her. We do tend to miss our parents. It just isn't the same after they are gone.

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by mary51 22 Feb 2013

Beautiful picture!! Your mother is close to you she is in your heart. My mom is 86 and my father is95 !!!! I know their time is very close..... I do not like to think about it. Make or buy a cake and sing happy birthday!!!

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by gandu 22 Feb 2013

Shirlener, I love this picture of your mother i saved it on my pc and hope to stitch it out on photo stitch some day if you do not mine She is so very beautiful May her soul rest in peace Hugs Brenda

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 05 Jun 2013

This is one of my favorite pictures of her - thank you for saving it and sharing it her, too.

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by jrob Moderator 25 Feb 2012

Shirlene, I'm sure that she is so proud of who you are and Who you serve. I miss my "Cute" buddy, I wish everyone here could have known her. She looks so beautiful in her pictures. Don't beat yourself up over not being there- she knew how much you loved her, you showed it in a million ways and she was lucky to have you.

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by cfidl 25 Feb 2012

Blessings to you and Rick. I know nothing of relationships with Mom's since it has been so long for me, it must be wonderful to have memories of her and Cute! You were blessed to have a stitchin partner. Hugs, christine

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 25 Feb 2012

Thank you dear.

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by bumblebee 24 Feb 2012

Shirlene, its good you lived close and got to spend
time with her. She is still very much alive in all those memories you keep close to your heart.
Hugs
Linda

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 25 Feb 2012

Linda, we did move across the country to care for her - so those years we did have some great memories to look back on.

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by asterixsew Moderator 23 Feb 2012

Shirlene much has happened to you in the past two years. Birthdays are still remembered by those left behind. Sorry you were not able to be with her at the end. This is a lovely picture of her

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 24 Feb 2012

Carolyn, thanks - it would have been nice to tell her goodbye and that I love her. I wasn't five minutes away, just at the hospital down the road. Both of her pictures are lovely - she always took a good picture.

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by nonna57 23 Feb 2012

Shirlene thinking of you on this day( sorry i am late) It was also my Lil sis birthday. Memories are wonderful. Just wrap yourself up in your Beautiful Cute quilt and feel the love. Pauline x

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 24 Feb 2012

Pauline, I am not sad - I honor her with love and joy. I do that often dear.

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by hightechgrammy 23 Feb 2012

Shirlene, I think it is so wonderful that you had such a great mother. And, you got to enjoy her for many many years. You shared your love of family and so many other things, including machine embroidery. How special is that! I can tell she was a very special woman, and I'm sorry I didn't get to know her. But, in a way, I do know her, through the loving woman you are, and the way you share her memory with all of us. I still have my mother, and I will call her tomorrow and remind her how much I love her, as my way of honoring the love you still have in your heart for your mother. Hugs, Jan

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 23 Feb 2012

Thanks Jan, please enjoy all the time that you can with your Mother.

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by eyeztodiefor10 23 Feb 2012

It's been 15 yrs since I lost my mother and hardly a day goes by without me thinking of her in some way. I miss her still and always will. That's why love goes on I guess It never goes away. I still wish I could pick up the phone and call her just to hear voice again. Same with my Dad. It's good that you still think of her often. She would have wanted it that way, I'm sure. Bless you,
Meri

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 23 Feb 2012

Meri, thank you dear - I feel for you - as the years slip by - I always feel - that they are with us - when we think about them.

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by christracey 23 Feb 2012

Thinking of you & your mum who is no longer here to enjoy her b/day....but the memories remain. God bless.

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 23 Feb 2012

Thank you dear - the memories do remain.

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by drro 22 Feb 2012

God keep you all in His care, now and always!

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 23 Feb 2012

Thank you.

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by thecraftycritter 22 Feb 2012

Your Mom was a wonderful person and she raised a wonderful daughter. When my mind wanders back to the joyful remembrances of my dear Mom (gone 11 years now) this helps to ease the pain:

It takes a Mother's Love
To make a house a home,
A place to be remembered,
no matter where we roam.
It takes a Mother's Patience
to bring a child upright,
And her Courage and Cheerfulness,
to make a dark day bright.

It takes a Mother's Thoughtfulness
to mend the heart's deep "hurts",
And her Skill and Endurance,
to mend little socks and shirts.

It takes a Mother's Kindness
to forgive us when we err,
To sympathise in trouble,
and bow her head in prayer.

It takes a Mother's Wisdom
to recognize our needs,
And to give us reassurance,
by her loving words and deeds.

It takes a Mother's Endless Faith
her Confidence and Trust,
To guide us through the pitfalls,
of selfishness and lust.

And that is why in all this world
there could not be another
Who could fulfill God's purpose
as completely as a Mother.
Helen Steiner Rice .

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 23 Feb 2012

Thank you for the Helen Steiner Rice quote - she is one of my favorites.

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by capoodle 22 Feb 2012

That's a beautiful loving memory of your mom.

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 23 Feb 2012

Anita, thanks!

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by pennifold 22 Feb 2012

Dear Shirlene, thinking of you on the birthday of your Mum. I hope you have great memories and lots to laugh about. Love and blessings from across the other side of the world. Chris

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 23 Feb 2012

Thank you Chris - one thing my Mother had was a good sense of humor and I am thankful for that. Hehehe!

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by quiltgrama 22 Feb 2012

We will always remember her, hugs Lisa

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 23 Feb 2012

Thanks Lisa.

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by devon 22 Feb 2012

Sending big hugs and prayers your way today. DeVon

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 23 Feb 2012

DeVon, thanks dear.

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by mary51 22 Feb 2012

Shirlene, my prayers are for you and your mom, God bless her, happy Birthday Loretta

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 23 Feb 2012

Thank you my dear - she would say thanks - I am sure of that.

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by gerryvb 22 Feb 2012

she was a Cutie that will always stay a Cutie. Hugs and love for you my dear.Congratulations with your mom. She will always keep that special place here at Cute, and most of all she will always have that place in your heart. Hugs/love Gerry

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 23 Feb 2012

Thank you Gerry - I hope so - I know she will always have that place in my heart, for sure.

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by grandmamek 22 Feb 2012

Shirlene, all of us who had contact with your mother misses her. She was an elegant lady. I hope all your memories are happy ones, Hugs, Mary

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 23 Feb 2012

Mary, thank you - I appreciate knowing that and they are very happy ones.

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by dlonnahawkins 22 Feb 2012

Miss Loretta was my first real contact with anyone from Cute. I do miss her, but I know that being your mother she is dearly missed by you...I remember her b'day for it is Ken's and my anniversary...Thanks for posting her beautiful face. Hugs

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 22 Feb 2012

Beth, that is wonderful - she loved you dearly and spoke of you as if you were her little sis. She would be celebrating yor Anniversary with you with honor. Thanks!

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by oaro 22 Feb 2012

My thoughts and prayers are with you Maria

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 22 Feb 2012

Maria, thank you very much.

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by claudenicolas 22 Feb 2012

My thoughts are for you dear Shirlene

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 22 Feb 2012

Claude, my dear friend - thank you very much.

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by sadp 22 Feb 2012

Thank you for sharing with us, I joined too late to meet her but will celebrate her memory with you as well, hugs S*

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 22 Feb 2012

Shirl, thanks dear.

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by basketkase 22 Feb 2012

My thoughts are with you today, Shirlene, with tears in my eyes, I remember my mother as well, and miss her each and every day....been 5 years.
We never outgrow our moms, do we? Hugs to all those remembering their moms today..Vicki

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 22 Feb 2012

Vicki, thank you so much.

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by leenova54 22 Feb 2012

I found this website just about a couple of weeks after she passed so I never got to "meet" her but I am sure that from what I have seen and heard she must have been a wonderful lady and you must have grown up with a lot of love around you.
Hugs, Deb

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 22 Feb 2012

Deb, thank you so very much - she was a great lady.

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by designgirl 22 Feb 2012

Thinking of you and your dear mother , today.

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 22 Feb 2012

Lynn, thanks so very much.

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by kathyjt 22 Feb 2012

Will be thinking of her today.

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 22 Feb 2012

Kathy, thanks!

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by airyfairy 22 Feb 2012

I have heard so much about your mother - Miss Loretta.
I hope Shirlene that you have a good day celebrating her birthday with lots of wonderful memories. Hugs Sarah.

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 22 Feb 2012

Sarah, thank you dear - I do have some really great memories.

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