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| Billie Marie Pope |
I know that she won’t read this or respond back but I think
it helps some
Hey Mom, just wondering how you are doing? How does it feel
to be pain free? I hope that you think of me often because I think of you daily and
miss you a lot. I truly regret all the times I called the house and asked for
dad and didn’t spend more time talking to you. I absolutely had no clue that
you would be taken away so soon in my life. I
know that you did your best to prepare me for the future. I just wish I would
have spent more time learning about your past.
There are so many questions that are left unanswered. I miss the chats
we would have about life in general. I miss talking to you about books and
music. I miss your popcorn visits as you
would call them. You would drop by for about 5 minutes and you would be ready
to leave. I wish I could have 5 more
minutes of your time. I hope that is not being selfish, you raised me better
than that. How Is Granny and “Scooter”
doing? Can he still root for his Cowboys from up there? They need the help of Heaven
for a miracle this year. I am not sure you would believe how well dad is doing.
He still loves his wrestling and old westerns.
We try our best to get the family together like you would want us
to. Your granddaughters are all grown up
with children of their own and you would be proud of the women they turned out
to be. I would say that life is good for me. I feel sometimes that you are
looking down on me and maybe sometimes you have God’s ear because I feel his
blessings a lot. I think you might have
something to do with that. I tell you
mom I found a girl that you would love. She reminds me so much of you it is
unreal. She has a lot of your traits but
has a lot more patience. That is a good thing because I constantly test it. She
loves me anyway. She takes such good care of me. I feel that you might have led me to
her. Is that crazy? I don’t think so. I often find myself
thinking about all the good times we had. Do you remember the times that you
pulled me out of school early to take me shopping with you so that you did not have
to go alone? I can remember those days like
they were yesterday. I can remember every
Christmas we would always get what we asked for. I remember my first brand new stereo that you
bought for me. I can still remember the
way it smelled when I pulled it out of the box.
I still remember how many times I was grounded and forced to read
because there was nothing else to do in my room except stare at the walls. I owe a lot of what I am to you. I could not
have asked for a better mother. You would be the first to admit that you weren’t
perfect but you did your best and your children respected you for it. I can say there were many times that I was
not happy at the time of punishment. I can also say that those punishments
saved me a lot of heartache. I did not understand your reasoning back then but I
get it now. This time of year always makes me think about how that you never
wore a coat in the winter time just a wind breaker or denim jacket. You were
one tough woman. I hear a lot of people
say that they do not want to become their parents when it comes to disciplining
their child but I do not feel that way at all.
Thank you for teaching me right from wrong and for loving me. I wish
I would have told you more that I loved you mom but I didn’t. I will tell you
now, I love you mom and miss you. Please keep a watchful eye over us.
P.S I dearly miss your fried chicken and Italian Creme Cake
Take care mom I will talk to you soon.
Your Son
Kenney Pope
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