At Brinkley Chapel we all wore roses pinned to our dresses on Mother’s Day Sunday – white if our mother had already passed away and pink or red if our mother was still alive. I really don’t know if this is a tradition everywhere or just at our little church in Arkansas. We had lots of unique traditions there.
Happy Mother’s Day!
Momma ordered a corsage for Nana from the flower shop in Osceola. It was always a white Gardenia, her favorite, the most fragrant of all flowers. I could smell it from a pew away.
Momma wore a red or pink rose corsage with a bit of baby’s breath, but Staci and I were too little to wear big, fancy, store-bought corsages. We ran outside on Sunday morning, getting our shoes wet in the grass, and clipped a tiny pink rose from the bush beside the driveway. Luckily the rosebush was always in full bloom on Mother’s Day, as if it understood the importance of its job.
Momma always told us to pick one of the buds not fully open. If we wore one of the pretty big roses already in full bloom, the petals fell apart before the invitational hymn leaving only a pin and a thorny stem on your dress. No telling what the significance of that might have been.
Nana – Frances Johnson Creecy
Twenty-four years ago, Momma had to start wearing a white Gardenia corsage on Mother’s Day. I still get to wear pink:)
Happy Mother’s Day to all!
~ Phyllis Diller
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Very touching story! Happy Mother’s Day to you Talya.
you too Colene!
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to all, and just in case I forget, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Loved this Mother’s Day blog. Since Talya became a writer, her memory has gotten so good while mine has gotten worse. Talya’s Mom
Good thing I am reminding you.
thanks for the memory,,I too remember those corsages at Brinkley,,,HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO BARBARA,TALYA AND STACI,,,KEEP THE GRITS COMING CAUSE YOUR MOM AND I DO FORGET…LOVE YA
So sweet, Talya! I was so happy to spend this Mother’s Day with my mama. And, I believe she’s right. Nobody loves you like your mama.
Love you, Staci, and Aunt Barbara! Happy Belated Mother’s Day!
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Glad you got to spend it with Earlene:)) xo
Love your corsage tradition and how the rose bush bloomed just in time for you to take a flower from it. Very touching. Happy Mother’s Day, Talya!
Most appropriate and awesome as well! thanks for sharing!
I’m glad you get to wear pink. I wish I could. 🙁
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Very touching, Talya. In my opinion, Mothers are Angels in human form. Happy Mother’s Day to you, Staci, and your Awesome Mom.
What a lovely tradition, Talya. Hope you, your Mum and sister had a very special Mother’s day.