This poem is so nice for this time of year, we owe our mothers a lot. gn ----- Original Message ----- From: Patsy To: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 3:49 PM Subject: [BSChat] A Mother's Love -- by Helen Steiner Rice "A Mother's Love" A Mother's love is something that no one can explain, It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain, It is endless and unselfish and enduring come what may For nothing can destroy it or take that love away... It is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, and it never fails or faulters even though the heart is breaking... It believes beyond believing when the world around condemns, And it glows with all the beauty of the rarest, brightest gems... It is far beyond defining, It defies all explanation, And it still remains a secret like the mysteries of creation... A many splendored miracle man cannot understand And another wondrous evidence Of God's tender guiding hand. Helen Steiner Rice ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== Creative use of your delete key is encouraged. If you disagree with the subject, CHANGE the subject. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 _____________________________________________________ This message scanned for viruses by CoreComm

That is a beautiful poem, thanks so much for sharing it. I know I don't have to say this, but to all of you who have a mother who really fits this description, treasure her. I would have no idea what a good mother is, had I not had a wonderful grandmother and I knew then and certainly realize even more now, just how fortunate I was and what a treasure she was and is, even though she's been gone for 31 yrs. My grannie, Ida Mae Estoria Akins Nobles, or Miss Ida Mae as she was known. Jinnye -------Original Message------- From: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 19:15:47 To: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BSChat] A Mother's Love -- by Helen Steiner Rice This poem is so nice for this time of year, we owe our mothers a lot. gn ----- Original Message ----- From: Patsy To: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 3:49 PM Subject: [BSChat] A Mother's Love -- by Helen Steiner Rice "A Mother's Love" A Mother's love is something that no one can explain, It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain, It is endless and unselfish and enduring come what may For nothing can destroy it or take that love away... It is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, and it never fails or faulters even though the heart is breaking... It believes beyond believing when the world around condemns, And it glows with all the beauty of the rarest, brightest gems... It is far beyond defining, It defies all explanation, And it still remains a secret like the mysteries of creation... A many splendored miracle man cannot understand And another wondrous evidence Of God's tender guiding hand. Helen Steiner Rice ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== Creative use of your delete key is encouraged. If you disagree with the subject, CHANGE the subject. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 _____________________________________________________ This message scanned for viruses by CoreComm ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== Unsubscribe from the list: Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 .