European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Writing an essay in t easy but when tha subject is Mother words of love seem to Ripple spontaneously amid a flood of memories. Some 650 stars and stripes readers paused to pay tribute to their moms by entering our Mother s Day contest. And hat s not counting those my morn essays received alter the contest deadline. We received letters via express mail certified mall and Tel fax. Same writers even called to make sure we had received their entries. One wrote on the Back of his medical records. There were poems about mothers and pictures of mothers. People wrote about stepmothers adoptive mothers mothers in Law. They wrote delightful and amusing stories essays thai were poignant and sad. Many consider Mother their Best Friend. Even More miss mom lots. One writer called his Mother the Iacocca of another whole my mom and i did t Bond we and yet another remembered that mom was always there before school smelling of Fried eggs and Reading what people had to say about their mothers was touching heartwarming. There were lots of emotions in those 250 words by overwhelming feelings those of love and Gratis to was difficult to say essay was better than each 1$ a unique and q tribute to a special pert after narrowing the 23 essays a panel of n voted. Here Are their to choices. The mothers these essay writers Rei dozen Long stemmed r today. Steve Schwalbe Mother is deceased. Is roses sen to his girl Frk i cannot write a generic piece about my Mam and have it meaningful. My mom is a very unique individual definitely not a stereotype mom. My worn directs vacation Bible school teaches sunday school and volunteers for the Nursery All with Hind understanding and Wise leadership. But she also has time to do Girlie stuff and Giggle with my sister and me. Mam tramps through the forests naming this tree that Bird and Yas. Even that Bligh spider or Snake. Mom explains about Clouds and stars and wind. Mom explains about Birds and Beas and men. Mom cries sometimes when she s very very sad but most times she s smiling even when she thinks no one is around. She smooches my dad and holds his hand reminding me she s a woman and not just my mom. My mom is not Young anymore she s Gray she has wrinkles she s beginning to slow Down. She s always been visually pretty but not especially Beautiful. So Why is it i feel so Waim and pleased so complimented when people say i look just like my mom Janis Williams Weldon West Germany when i was five she dressed like Mopsy he Clown for my birthday parly. She looked As silly As Heck. I thought it was great. When i was ten she served Watermelon in february to the entire girl Seoul troop. We wore earmuffs and spit seeds into the Snow. When 1 was 14 and everyone had Long Stra Ghl hair patted in the Fuddla and i had Short Curry hair with no Parl Al All she told me Only movie stars had curly hair and i d be glad when i grew up i am. When i was 16 she let me go out with Gary Halloran even though she knew he was a Jerk. She wanted me to find out for myself i did when i was 19 she thought i was too Young to get married but she said if you love him go ahead. And be i did. And i pm. When i was 24 and had my first baby she travelled across six states by herself to help she said Jessica looks exactly like you Beautiful which was just what i needed to hear when i was 27 and found out i had cancer she travelled across he Ocean by herself to cry with me Pray with me and say everything will be i needed to hear that. Too. She taught run about god and love and life. She is my mom. And i love her. Margaret Jones. West Berlin the lady in White but always dreamed 1o aide but that was not i she went Back to Colle with those years came she would have to slut her past education. My lather stood by h would go pick her up a she would be on the to so hard. He would hug it and Back she woul Over those years we every Penny would go sister and i were in hug there would be a sea would hear her at live i tit lie change so we Woi not even have enough Mother never comply. Sorry Lor her in her old All tha other ladies had three years ago my child with tears in Hen haad nurse got a . I will never target Hosi picked her lobe my m Bac Page f4 the stars and stripes sunday it
