tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post300585559325155401..comments2023-12-07T09:29:21.331-05:00Comments on Just Janga: Mother's Gifts: A Blog for Mother's DayJangahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-27063374840414771192010-05-13T10:26:44.395-04:002010-05-13T10:26:44.395-04:00How great that you encouraged your mom to become a...How great that you encouraged your mom to become a reader, Terri! And I'm not surprised that Is's lovely poem moved you to tears. You're a blessed mom, and she's a blessed daughter.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-74633648743403323372010-05-13T10:23:36.380-04:002010-05-13T10:23:36.380-04:00I agree with you, Irish, about the importance of m...I agree with you, Irish, about the importance of motherhood. I once had an interesting conversation with two friends who thought had their mothers been born a generation later, they would have chosen not to have children whereas I was convinced that if my mother had been childless, she would still have found children to mother.<br /><br />And my sympathy to you on dealing with your mother's dementia. It's heartbreaking to stand by helplessly as those changes take place. (((Hugs)))Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-65569448268278272392010-05-12T19:19:21.841-04:002010-05-12T19:19:21.841-04:00Your mother sounds like an absolutely marvelous wo...Your mother sounds like an absolutely marvelous woman, Janga. You obviously take after her. My mother was not a reader when I was growing up, though as an adult I've turned her into one.<br /><br />My biggest supporter is my daughter. And I'm very proud that she's proving to be a talented writer herself. This is the poem she wrote in my Mother's Day card.<br /><br />Mom is what I see in the morning,<br />Mom, I think, is never boring.<br />Mom is there when I think of love, Mom is the sound of a white dove.<br />Mom is what I hear when chores are calling,<br />Mom is like a red rose, blooming.<br />I love you, mom! Forever.<br /><br />Neeless to say, my eyes were damp on Sunday morning. :)Terri Osburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-29707146926775440402010-05-11T12:40:33.743-04:002010-05-11T12:40:33.743-04:00What a lovely tribute, Janga! It sounds like your...What a lovely tribute, Janga! It sounds like your mom was a wonderful lady. Sometimes I wonder if they make them like that anymore :)<br /><br />They always talk about people doing what they are good at and there is no place that is more apparent than when you get a woman who loves being a mother. I think motherhood and the importance of joyful childrearing on children has always been a little overlooked. IMHO, joyful, caring mothers create joyful, caring adults who only make our society that much stronger... as evidenced by the legacy your mother left behind!<br /><br />My mother also gave me the gift of reading. I can't remember a time growing up when my mother didn't have a book with her. The one thing that makes me really sad as she heads further into dementia is her loss of the ability to read and retain what she has read. It just holds no joy for her anymore. She has definitely passed on her love to her children, though, and we're keeping the love alive!!!irisheyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730974733998991144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-58405238525214635322010-05-09T16:03:44.957-04:002010-05-09T16:03:44.957-04:00Thanks, Janga! "The Widow's Gambit" ...Thanks, Janga! "The Widow's Gambit" was my mom's and my first book, begun when I was thirteen (though I was nineteen when we sold it and twenty-one when it was published). We did write a Mother's Day novella--ours as called "The Perfect Mother" in a collection called "A Mother's Heart." The funny thing was when we saw the full collection, the other authors had written about maternal love and when we got the assignment we went straight to building a story round mother/daughter conflict :-).Tracy Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17238690610522108681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-79052666687063567302010-05-09T15:49:53.572-04:002010-05-09T15:49:53.572-04:00Q, your mother sounds lovely, and I'm so glad ...Q, your mother sounds lovely, and I'm so glad the plant she gave you is still flourishing along with her influence in your life. <br /><br />I'm glad to have been of service recommending books. :)Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-14164796564199510072010-05-09T15:44:25.282-04:002010-05-09T15:44:25.282-04:00Deb, what a lovely thing for your daughter to do. ...Deb, what a lovely thing for your daughter to do. Those handmade cards really touch the heart, don't they? I bet that card went into your store of keepsakes. <br /><br />This morning in church, two of my former students sang a Mother's Day song they had written for their mother the last Mother's Day before her death. I cried through their performance, remembering their mother, a friend of mine, and my own.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-51370911103554251092010-05-09T15:38:50.462-04:002010-05-09T15:38:50.462-04:00Thanks, PJ. She was a wonderful lady and one who w...Thanks, PJ. She was a wonderful lady and one who was born to be a mother. For years she received flowers on Mother's Day from one of my ex-boyfriends and even longer a card from one of my friends. Both had a troubled relationship with their own mothers, and Mother's heart was big enough to include those she knew who needed her unconditional love.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-23301268876174146712010-05-09T15:31:48.579-04:002010-05-09T15:31:48.579-04:00Hi, Tracy! Thanks for stopping by. I remember thos...Hi, Tracy! Thanks for stopping by. I remember those books you wrote with your mom. I read and loved them all. I think <i>The Widow's Gambit</i> is my favorite. I also seem to remember an Anthea Malcolm novella in a Mother's Day anthology. What wonderful memories you must have of writing with your mother.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-25434458513001934672010-05-09T14:22:46.146-04:002010-05-09T14:22:46.146-04:00PJ succinctly says it all!
I also lost my mum a c...PJ succinctly says it all!<br /><br />I also lost my mum a couple of years back. She lived for her garden plants and had the proverbial green fingers.<br /><br />She tried to cultivate my interest early on, but failed miserably! The lure of academic science was just too strong.<br /><br />I believe she had a huge influence on my character though, and as I get older the interest in plants is beginning to take root!<br /><br />She also worried that I spent too much time buried in academic books and encouraged me to read more fiction.<br /><br />Mum, if your reading this,the rhubarb plant that you gave me is still flourishing. <br /><br />And Janga has recommended lots of fabulous fiction books that I'm reading and enjoying. *smile*Quantumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08686409685564115213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-39449649258436048052010-05-09T09:23:36.788-04:002010-05-09T09:23:36.788-04:00Janga, what a lovely, lovely post! Thank you.
I ...Janga, what a lovely, lovely post! Thank you.<br /><br />I read all of the Lambert books, too, as a girl and loved them.<br /><br />On my first Mother's Day, my DH had taken a photo of Shary (only a few weeks old) and me and put it in a Mommy picture frame. Last year, Shary made me a card that said, "What do you call someone who loves their mom? A daughter!" (She was 9.) I bawled like a baby. <br /><br />My mother has had a very bad year, health-wise, but is finally healing and I thank God for another Mother's Day to spend with her (and Dad).Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831144769121001738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-12022968143895381022010-05-09T07:11:34.549-04:002010-05-09T07:11:34.549-04:00I knew I should have grabbed a tissue before readi...I knew I should have grabbed a tissue before reading this! What a beautiful, heartfelt tribute to your wonderful mother, Janga. She was obviously one very special lady because, through her love, guidance and example, she has gifted us with her very special daughter.pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-17619024884305695702010-05-08T16:55:15.840-04:002010-05-08T16:55:15.840-04:00What a great post, Janga! I too am thinking about ...What a great post, Janga! I too am thinking about my mom this weekend. We wrote eight books (and four novellas) together, but long before we wrote together, we read and talked about books. First her reading to me from children's/YA books to Austen (we read P&P when I was six) and Heyer (starting with The Grand Sophy was I was ten). When I graduated to reading on my own, we still read the same books and talked about them. We speculated endlessly over Dorothy Dunnett's series (I was so sad my mom didn't get to read the last books in the House of Niccolò series).<br /><br />My mom also told wonderful stories, long before she was a fiction writer. She could weave a fabulous story on the drive to the grocery story. It was years before I realized that wasn't something all mothers did.<br /><br />Writing with her as so much fun. Even though she'd written nonfiction, our first published fiction was written together so we really developed a collaborative "voice," a voice I still write in.Tracy Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17238690610522108681noreply@blogger.com