Carol Anne Holloway



I would like to thank my friend Linda for the help with the first picture of my mom.


Mama
(written by the Spice Girls)
She used to be my only enemy and never let me free,
catching me in places that I knew I shouldn't be.
Every other day I crossed the line,
I didn't mean to be so bad,
I never thought you would
become the friend I never had.

Back then I didn't know why,
why you were misunderstood.
So now I see through your eyes,
all that you did was love.
Mama I love you, Mama I care,
Mama I love you, Mama my friend,
My friend.

I didn't want to hear it then but
I'm not ashamed to say it now,
Every little thing you
said and did was right for me.
I had a lot of time to think about,
about the way I used to be,
never had a sense of my responsibility.

Back then I didn't know why,
why you were misunderstood.
So now I see through your eyes,
all that you did was love.
Mama I love you, Mama I care,
Mama I love you, Mama my friend,
My friend.

But now I'm sure I know why,
why you were misunderstood.
So now I see through your eyes,
all I can give you is love.
Mama I love you, Mama I care,
Mama I love you, Mama my friend,
My friend.

Mama I love you, Mama I care,
Mama I love you, Mama my friend,
My friend.




The words in that song, really sum up the whole
relationship between a lot of mothers and daughters.
I know it sums up me and my mom's. I think I was the
worst out of four kids to raise for my mom, I was always
giving her a hard time, and really, when I look back on it
all, it was for nothing. Anything I fought over with her, is
now gone. She tried her best to give me the best gift a
mom can give to a child, and that is a good, long
childhood. But for some reason, I wanted to grow up too
quickly, and I don't know why. I don't think anyone could
love anyone as much as my mom loved me and my family.
And I wish I realized all of this before it was too late, but I
guess the main objective of any mom's life, is to make
her child a decent person before it is too late. So, she one
upped me on that. I lost my mom when I was 17 years old,
just a few days before my 18th birthday. And, the only way
I can see it, is that on October 15th 1976, God gave mom
a present named Clara. A present that would test her to
the extreme. It was a test that would give her a present 18
years later...the freedom of Heaven. As many trials and
tests as I put her through, she passed every one. She held
up and hung in there because of the love in her heart. And,
after 18 years of love, heartbreak, laughter, tears, memories
and then some, she got the greatest gift of all...the chance
to see HER mom, and the son she has always wanted to
meet, all of her childhood pets, old friends, relatives that she
has missed for the longest time. I know that she had to go to
Heaven if she put up with all she put up with and did all that
she did in life. She was the earth's answer to an angel. And
she was the most beautiful person I have ever wanted to or
even thought of meeting. And I know that she is still watching
me, and I hope like heck she is putting in some good words
for me up there, cause I will need them. Oh, and mom,
thanks for the rainbow!
By the way, my mom LOVED, I mean absolutely adored Elvis,
and now maybe she gets to hear him sing whenever she wants!
Granted, he isn't really my favorite singer, but hey, if it
makes her happy, well I hope he is up there with her!