Helen Manuel

Happy Mother’s Day

To our beautiful mother and grandmother Helen Manuel

I’ll Celebrate Instead of Cry

Another Mother’s Day is here,

And I still miss having you near.

You were the best mom and grandmother you could be,

And I never once doubted your love for me.

I could spend each Mother’s Day in sorrow,

Crying and wishing you were here,

But instead I choose to celebrate your life,

A life I still hold so dear.

I know you’d rather see me smile

Than stand here with tears in my eyes.

So I’ll do my best to honor your memory,

And you’ll life on as long as I am alive.