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What inspires you? Who inspires you?

July 9, 2017 /

Good morning, How are you this beautiful Sunday morning? As I sit here thinking about the Ultimate Blog Challenge and the prompts they gave us this morning.

I sat and tried to figure out what I wanted to write about when it popped into my head. My beautiful daughter Suzzane. As we was asked to write about What inspires you? Who inspires you?

So you may ask how could your daughter inspire you and today I would like to tell you a little bit about Suzzane. As she was only on Earth until she was 16. But she touched so many people in life. As well as in death.

That I wasn’t only blessed to be her mom but also her best friend. I am privileged I was able to know her. Suzzane overcame so much in her life from learning diabilities to bullying. But she never let it get her done.

Everything she did she did with a smile on her face. She forgive the kids who bullied her and made them her friends. She went to work at 14 in a Day Care and took care of little children that simply adored her.

Then in the blink of an eye she was gone and you would have thought her life was over. But it wasn’t because like in life she was still helping people in death as we was able to donate her organs and she saved 70 people.

As I was dealing with her death letters was arriving and phone calls from people I didn’t know that had meet Suzzane and they would tell me stories of things she did and I just wwas amazed. As how many people she helped and how many lives she touched.

As I move through life daily I still find people that either meet Suzzane in person or knew someone that knew her. Or had heard about her and just wanted to thank me.

So today I would just like to say Suzzane I love you, I miss you and I admire you. I was Blessed when God chose me to be your mom. I know your watching over me and I am so happy your my Angel because with your support I can do anything I set my mind to. And so can Charlie as he knows and loves you as well.

RIP

Love, always Mommy

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Thank you,

Glenda, Charlie and David Cates

Glenda Cates is the owner/ operator of The Mommies Reviews as well as Branding BeyondBlogging.biz I am married to my high school sweetheart David Cates Jr. We have a son Charles who own Charlies Reviews. We have 3 dogs. I love to read, swim and shop. As well as play Soccer with my son. We reside in Dallas/ Fort Worth, Texas. Where I work with local business through my company Frogs where I offer Events, Business Building and Networking Services. To teach people how to run a business with a family and friends without breaking the bank in new and unusual ways.

12 Comments

  • Morgan

    July 9, 2017 at 10:12 AM

    Wow Glenda. I’m moved by your post. I had chills reading it. Thank you for sharing. It is inspiring to hear how you “re-frame” your loss into a blessing. Thank you for such a beautiful reminder.

    • Author

      July 10, 2017 at 9:15 AM

      Your welcome and knowing I gave someone chills was a good thing as it shows I do have things to share with others.
      Have a Beautiful day.

  • Martha

    July 9, 2017 at 2:05 PM

    Such a beautiful daughter and sad she was bullied. What a sweet angel God has chosen to carry on so many, organ donation is such a wonderful thing. Your sweet Suzzane lives on forever. God Bless you and all the memories of the past, forever in your heart will last. <3

  • Patricia Swanepoel

    July 9, 2017 at 4:53 PM

    Your daughter sounds like a wonderful, beautiful soul! I’m glad she continues to inspire even after her passing. (Sending you lots of virtual hugs because I’m sure writing about her must have been hard!)

    • Author

      July 10, 2017 at 9:10 AM

      It is hard but being able to share her story helps.
      Especially if it can help someone else.
      Have a Blessed day.
      I can always use hugs and I would like to send you one back.

  • Sheryl

    July 10, 2017 at 12:21 AM

    Beautiful heart-warming post! I can’t imagine going through what you did. God bless you! Thank you so much for sharing your story.

  • Sandi

    July 10, 2017 at 12:41 AM

    I am sorry to hear about your loss.

    Your Suzanne is amazing. With such a young age to inspire people, she is truly amazing. This is the best consolation for any mother who lost her child – that the child had touched lives in ways that cant be imagined.

    *hugs*