I refuse to eulogize my mother. To do so is to admit that she is gone.



My Mother is not dead...

Eleanor Grace taught me right from wrong. What it means to be a daughter; a wife; a mother.



So long as her lessons live on, through me... She will never die.



My Mother taught me to understand that, certain things are in God's hands.



But, for everything else...

God has given us the gift of choice.



My Mother gave me the tools to fight and endure life's battles.



Whether those battles come from family, friends, or foes...

Every hand I extend in kindness is her hand.



So long as the lessons she taught me, stay with me...

And, so long as she lives on in my heart...

Then, my Mother is never truly dead.



Eleanor Grace Lawrence Roberts Peterston: April 10, 1945 - November 22, 1995.