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Today, mom's zentangle art was featured on a blog designed to showcase inspirational creations. This is monumental. In celebration of mom's special recognition, I feel she is entitled to a little more. She takes up anything with skill. Reflect with me a while: Remember the porcelain dolls, calligraphy, water colors, and colored pencil drawings? How about her sewing projects: the dresses and costumes she made within hours? Think of her cross stitching skills, and her tatting skills. She inspired our young minds through her interest in these things. Most recently, she has taken up photography and zentangling. Every time she picks something up it is like magic. She excels. I think she was born to create. How I admire her. Click here to see mom's blog.

Love

Back: LeeAnn Weber Denzer, Gary Denzer.

Front: Lucy Denzer, Eliza Denzer--granddaughters.

10 February 2011, mom sent her children the following:

"I am sitting here today thinking about you all and missing you. I think that I am the most blessed of women to have you all in my life. The Lord has been good to me. I am well pleased with each and every one of you. I marvel at the character in each of your beings. You have taught me much and I am grateful. Have a great week.....love, Mom"

I've been thinking about how tender this message is all week.

I love my mom. She is so gentle, patient, kind, loving and full of wisdom. I am grateful for her and what she has taught and continues to teach me both by word and example. I love her character. She knows how to love and dedicates her life to share it every way she can.

I have to add how much I love dad. I thought it might be good to dedicate a post to each of them, but really, it is more fitting to combine the two. Especially because I love this picture of them (I snitched it from you, Andrea---I hope you don't mind). It describes their virtues where words cannot.

I love my dad. He impressed upon me the beauty of obedience, the nature of faith. When I think of him and his testimony, my soul brightens. He loves mom, and he loves his children. In him, I see a man that radiates so much goodness.

Mom and Dad,

You are beautiful.

Love,

Sas