The lasting guidance of a Mother goes far beyond the formative years of childhood. The lessons that are modeled last a lifetime and are for many of us a well of wisdom and love that is readily available. I almost daily realize the wondrous gifts that were part of my Mother’s legacy. Her ability to see the worth and individual importance of everyone she encountered has shaped my view of others. Her honesty always present but imbued with tact and kindness modeled an ethic to which I aspire. She lives now not physically but in my spirit and heart, and so to her and all those that give us life over and over I am pleased to say “Happy Mothers day.”