Sunday, May 13, 2012

Honoring My Godmother . . .

She was there when I was born . . .


And when I was baptized . . .


And on my first birthday . . .


And on the second . . .


And on the third . . . And on every other birthday until I was eleven years old and left Cuba with my parents . . .


She was there at my wedding, standing in for my mother, who was too ill to attend . . .


She was there when my first born was baptized . . .



And my second born as well . . .


The cheek-to-cheek photos are so her!  She has always loved children, although she was never able to have any of her own, so, instead, she devoted her life to the other children in the family; they became her life's work.  She now lives in Florida with a cousin whom she raised, yet again helping that cousin raise her son . . .

This is the last photo I have of her taken in 2007, with my son, John.  She won't let anyone take her picture anymore.  She says she is too old and ugly for photographs . . .


I think she is the most beautiful woman that ever lived.  When I look at her, I only see love.  Happy Mother's Day, Mama Lala!

6 comments:

FABBY'S LIVING said...

Que hermosas fotos, llenas de recuerdos de tu Cuba natal y de tu amada madrina! Que Dios la bendiga siempre y que suerte la tuya de tenerla casi como a otra mama. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to you my sweet friend.
FABBY

Reds said...

That is too sweet!! Too bad she won't let you photograph her anymore!

Angela2932 said...

Oh, what a beautiful collection! But I hope she relents and lets you take more photos. . . .

Maybe John could wrangle this(her), with his new camera, and a school "assignment." She's beautiful; she'd photograph beautifully, and she just doesn't know it.

Barb said...

I think I met her years ago. How wonderful that you had her to step in for you Mother. She seemed to have a lot of love to give. I am sure she feels the same for you.

Nicki said...

What a beautiful beautiful tribute. Happy belated Mother's Day Maria.

Denise said...

That brought tears to my eyes. She is a beautiful woman. How lucky you are to be able to have her in your life.

Woman are so alike in many cultures. I see myself at 64 and think I should never be in another picture again, but look back at other photos that I thought made me look terrible at 40 and think, "Why did I hate my looks so much?"

It's obvious she's had a great impact on you - and in all the right ways. Good bless her and God bless you.