My mom passed away one year ago today, on February 8^th 2012 from cancer. I had been meaning to post a message on this site shortly after she passed but I never did. My mom was the sweetest and most loving lady in her 75 years on this earth. She did the Lord's work and was full of love. She was selfless and full of compassion toward her loving family and friends. I sorely miss my mom. There was an irrevocable change when she passed. I feel our family was closer when my mom was alive. She was the heart and soul that held the family together. I wish she can read this and still talk to me. It just isn't the same without having the moms around. She was always there for me. I made my first documentary film that I just finished in January and it is a shame that she did not see it when she was still alive. She would have been so happy and absolutely delighted to have seen the finished film. As it was, she only saw a rough edit that was only 15 minutes long before she passed away. I feel a part of me died with her, and there is a void that I have tried to fill with other things but I still have that feeling that a part of me is empty. My mom followed the example of Jesus in her life. She was not a phony person like so many people today. She was genuine, the real thing. She was different. She did not base her life on money or other material things that most people in this era equate with success. My mom was a success in her life because of her love. Love is probably the only absolute on this Earth. I pray my mom is in eternal bliss looking after me and my dad and my brother and his wife and children. We all miss her in a way that words will never adequately describe. Please spare a positive thought for my loving mom today.