Dear God, now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say that they never fully appreciated their mothers until it was too late to tell them. Fortunately, my dear mother is still alive. My gratitude to her grows with each passing day. My mother hasn't changed, but I have. As I grow older and wiser, I realize what an amazing person she is. How sad that I could not speak these words in her presence, but they flowed eas...
