Inspiration Station Challenge #29 - Mother and Child

Hello to you and Happy Monday!  It's the 1st Monday of the month and that means the beginning of a new challenge round at The Inspiration Station.  The inspiration photo is just that...meant for inspiration and it's a lovely painting of a woman and child.

For those of us living in the States, Mother's Day is celebrated on the 8th of May this year.  This photo inspired me to create an art journal page in tribute to my dear Mother, who went to be with her Heavenly Father on April 4th of 2014.

There are a few things about my mother in this journal page.  The lady at the bottom reminds me of my mother; with the dark hair, hispanic features and skin tone.  

My Mother had my Senior High School picture on display; hung on her bedroom wall.  She and my Father paid a lot of money in 1982 to have an entire series of photos taken of me.  She told me she wanted photos like this of all her children because neither she nor my father graduated high school.

My mother was an avid gardner and loved her flowers.  She could grow anything...she had large flower beds and a huge veggie garden every year.  Nothing tastes as good as a home grown tomato or smells as sweet as fresh cut flowers from the garden.  

This large bloom reminds me of some that she planted and after she fed them Miracle Grow, they grew larger than life.

There were times in my young adult life when my mother wasn't exactly my friend..or that's how I saw it.  Actually she was always my friend, my support, my cheerleader, my inspiration and my hero.  When I married and started having children, she was always a phone call away.  When I was scared to give my 1st born his 1st bath....my Mom came to the rescue...and taught me that it was ok to get him wet and that he wouldn't break.  I miss her every day and I'm thankful to have had such a caring Mother.

Please visit us at The Inspiration Station and join in.  We hope you'll be inspired by the photo prompt and our projects for this challenge round.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!  And Happy Mother's Day!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Cupcake Inspirations

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

613 Avenue

We Love 2 Create

Outlawz Saturday PAM

Alphabet Challenge

Creative Fingers

Paper Babe

Krafty Chicks

Creatalicious

Crafting Happiness

Love to Scrap