Mothers.....Spells L O V E

Mothers Spells L O V E .........Wow...what is a Mother......tears are welling up.......My beautiful Mother Elizabeth Ellen Brittingham...her given name...daughter of Barbara Kraus Brittingham & Edward Brittingham......born January 13th 1924.....a women way ahead of her time.....so smart and full of worldly wisdom.....a hair dresser by trade and a tax consultant .....so extremely smart with numbers.....she grew up in Wilmington Delaware...the oldest of 4 children......1 sister Barbara Doris....2 brothers Edward Lewis & Ronald Kraus.....she would sew her own clothes by hand.....was a avid reader......and yes runner up in the Miss Delaware pageant....a 5'6 beauty...brown curly hair and sweet brown smiling eyes....being so beautiful never affected her...she was so much more....a example of a loving daughter..sister...wife...cousin...aunt and yes the most unselfish Mother and person ever...A Mother in the late 40's 50's and onward.....was a  job which she held highly..but she wanted and deserved much more...so when I was 13 years old....she went back to school....she earned a certificate to be a tax preparer something she was doing for quite awhile...she loved it......but her life took a different direction when she became a first time and only time Grandmother...ahh she loved and adored this new title......Sadly her life ended at the young age of 50 years young......she always thought of God and her Family first.....when I was in high school she would ask me if I thought what I would enjoy doing with my life...she knew I adored children and somehow I knew my world would involve lots of kiddos...not only my own but others.....so she was on a mission and quest to find out what I needed to do to accomplish my dream......she was here to see me start college to become a early childhood educator.but her <3 was there when I completed my studies.....I only wish she was there to see me reach my goal...but I know she would be so very proud of me......Pre  K Teacher for many years and a Mother to 6 beautiful kiddos...2 of them..my daughters which carry her name Melissa Elizabeth & Elizabeth Alexandrea.....So today & always Mom...I honor your legacy and your life...Until we meet again.......To all my Family and Friends East Coast Meets West Coast & Somewhere In Between..Have a blessed Mothers Day....