Helen Manuel

Remembering our beloved Helen Manuel as she spends her first Mother's Day

in Heaven.

As children, we can't comprehend

Or fully realize the meaning of our mother's love,

How tender and how wise,

The patience and forgiveness that are part of every day,

The unexpected "little things" she does in her own way.

Years go by before we can look back on life and see

Through older eyes and wiser hearts

Her love and loyalty, and yet it's these and other special things

We'll hold so dear,

For memories of her steadfast love

Will keep her always near.