Taking nothing for granted especially our mother's?

A man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers to be wired to his mother who lived two hundred miles away.

As he got out of his car he noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing.

He asked her what was wrong and she replied, "I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother.

But I only have seventy-five cents, and a rose costs two dollars."

The man smiled and said, "Come on in with me. I'll buy you a rose."

He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother's flowers.

As they were leaving he offered the girl a ride home.

She said, "Yes, please! You can take me to my mother."

She directed him to a cemetery, where she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave.

The man returned to the flower shop, canceled the wire order, picked up a bouquet and drove the two hundred miles to his mother's house.

Taking nothing for granted especially our mother's?
Love your mother. Honor her.



My mother started out well. But, alcoholism took its toll and things went downhill quickly. She died when I was 13. After over 30 years I still sometimes wish I had a mom to honor on Mother's Day.



My wife has been a great mom. I remind my kids of that often and that on Mother's Day and her birthday to do whatever they can to show appreciation (yes, the rest of the year, too).
Reply:Yes that is Roses For Momma ,by Red Sovine. Only I seem to recall her leaving the flower shop and him driving on in his rig, where he passed the local cemetery and saw the boy kneeling by his Mom's grave.



But I agree whole heatedly with your advice, never ever take anything for granted......because no one is promised a tomorrow! This is my second mother's day without my Mom and I would move heaven and hell to be able to hand her flowers instead of placing them on her grave. But now isn't the time for me to get into this, I could definitely loose it this week-end.



God Bless every Mother out there....and please let them know how special they are to you.