An awful head cold has attached itself to me this week. I usually deal with sinus infections, however this time, just a plain old fashioned head cold. Congestion one minute, runny nose the next minute, ear ache and sore throat. No fun being sick.
Luckily, due to my love of coupons, there are boxes and boxes of tissues stacked up in the closet. Great deals can’t be passed on and head colds and stuffy/runny noses can happen at any time. Yes, I am that person who buys tissues while we are healthy.
As I have carried a box of tissues around the house all week, day and night, I remembered something very special. Amazing how something as simple as tissues can cause a fond memory.
Under the long sleeved shirt my Mama would wear, she delicately tucked two or three neatly folded tissues next to her soft wrists. She always had a tissue, just in case. I think about the last years of her life, sitting in a wheelchair, and laying the tissues on her lap. She folded them to have perfect creases and tucked them under her sleeve.
Is that the real reason I buy so many tissues? Special memories of my Mama. She went to Heaven on February 5, 2013, one week before her 92nd birthday. Mama and Daddy gave me a wonderful, blessed life and I miss them both dearly.
A smile comes across my face every time I see a box of tissues and I think of Mama. Thank you God for special memories.
Blessings,
Mimi
Aw…lovely tribute to your mother, Mimi. I hope you’re feeling better soon.
Thank you. I feel much better. 🙂 Thank you for reading my blog and commenting.
I’m happy you’re feeling better. Sinus issues are the worst.
Melissa, what a precious memory. I can remember others who would tuck a Kleenex or two in their shirt sleeves. I hope you’re feeling better.
Thank you June, for reading and commenting. I am feeling better. 🙂
What a sweet memory.
Praying you are feeling better.
Blessings~
Thank you for your prayers. I am feeling much better. 🙂 Thank you for reading and commenting, too. 🙂
So glad to hear you are feeling better. Head colds are a bear!
I enjoy your blog! 🙂
Thanks for stopping by mine, too.
Blessings~
That’s so sweet! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for reading the blog and commenting. 🙂
What a sweet memory. Glad you’re starting to feel better!
Thank you. I have lots more energy today. Thanks for reading and commenting on the blog. 🙂
What special memories. So glad you are starting to feel better.
Blessings, Tina
Thank you Tina. I don’t like being sick.:-) Thank you for taking the time to read and comment on my blog. 🙂
This is so sweet. Memories are so precious!
Yes, memories are very precious. Thank you for reading and commenting on the blog. 🙂
Your post brought tears to my eyes as I remember my beloved Spanish grandmother and how she used to do the same as your mum only that she used pretty hankies.
Hope you are feeling better and thank you so much for visiting my blog.
God Bless
Thank you for sharing sweet memories of your Grandmother. Thank you for reading and commenting on the blog. Blessings. 🙂
Glad you’re feeling better! Thank you for sharing the sweet memory of your mother’s tissues. It’s the little things that mean so much and miss!
A special memory ❤
My Mother did this too. Lovely memory.
Hope your on the mend. My spouse has terrible allergies and I use to buy the “good” tissue but he always leave wads in his pockets and it would ruin the wash. So, I switched to handkerchiefs they remind me of my grandpa and they do much better in the wash 🙂