This page will be devoted to You were the "Other Mother" I received
One bright and shining light,
The midi and lyrics to this beautiful song were found at:
the day I wed your son,
And I just want to thank you, Mom,
for the loving things you've done:
You've given me a gracious man
with whom to share my life.
You were his lovely Mother,
I am his lucky wife.
You used to pat his little head,
and now I hold his hand.
You raised in love a little boy,
and then gave me a man.
I love you both so very much!
My Mother's Eyes
That taught me wrong from right,
I found in my mother's eyes,
Those baby tales she told,
That road all paved with gold,
I found in my mother's eyes,
Just like a wandering sparrow,
One lonely soul,
I walked the straight and narrow,
To reach my goal,
God's gift sent from above,
A real unselfish love,
I found in my mother's eyes.
http://www.redsal.com/mother.htm
Her parents were Mary JEMPSON (b 7/25/1862) and Norman RIDER(b 4/7/1870). Mary's parents were Ed JEMPSON (b 1823) and Margaret BIGGS (b 1834). Margaret's father was Jno. BIGGS. Norman RIDER's parents were Harriette WATSON (b 7/3/1848) and Van Rennslar RIDER (b 1837). More info at page bottom.
Harriette was a life-time credentialed K-12 teacher, but the most important thing she ever taught -- and she taught it exceedingly well -- was Unconditional Love. She taught it by giving it, and by living it.
In continuing honor of Harriette's life, I have joined a wonderful group of women who feel they can, and should, make a difference in the lives they touch. Click on the award below to visit my Diva site and find out more!
This award was presented by my Diva sisters in October of 1999.
Even after Harriette's eyesight failed,
she always saw what was really important much more clearly than many of us "sighted" folk!
Further geneological notes:Van Rennslar RIDER's father was Roswell RIDER, born about 1807 in New York. His Mother was Clarissa, born about 1811 in Massachusets. Harriett WATSON's father was David R. Watson, born about 1825 in New York, and her mother Lydia P., born about 1828, also in New York. We are continuing to search, please check back often!
