go sit with God - so that I would be able to care fully for Rick after his stroke - which happened just a week before she passed. My Mother was a very humorous lady and had a great love for embroidery work and she loved the CUTE family dearly.
At one time she wrote up her history for the site - it was in personals and it was great to see that she took that time - to get that posted for some of you to know her better. She always enjoyed all aspects of crafts throughout her life. She had several business' that she enjoyed, that included a ceramic shop, wedding decorating and she even was a Mary Kay cosmetic dealer.
I was very happy to get to spend some great time with her in her final days - Rick and I moved from NC to UT - to be with her and to help her through the final days. I know her last year was hard for her - being in a nursing home - but it did give her a quality of life without Hospice that the year before had not. She would always laugh and ask what the CUTE family was up to and she would have loved the stunning quilt that you made for her - that you passed on to me - after her passing.
Thank you for allowing me to honor her and to say - thank you for all your wonderful friendships that you gave her - in her final days, with the hair appointments and the lovely butterflies, hearts, and cards sent to her, too. The prayers and support along the way also help me and I will be forever grateful for them.
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I missed this the day it was posted, but I will always remember Miss Loretta. She was the firt on Cute to draw me out. She was a special lady, and will always be remembered. Hugs
44904Thanks for this memory page Shirlene !
Hugs to you
Sissi
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200127Miss Loretta is Lady #1 at the CuteEmbroidery.com forever. She is a very beautiful woman.
Love and Hugs
Veronika
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by shirlener88
24 Feb 2011
Veronika, thank you so very much my dear - it means so very much to me - I appreciate your kindness and adore you for your special honor in my Mother's name.
12254I sure apprecaite all of you for sharing your thoughts and kindness with us - if you haven't gone through and read all these great things - you should - it would really do your heart good to know the ladies of the CUTE family - I adore you all.
211079Shirlene, Thank you for sharing Miss Loretta's life with us. Happy birthday to Miss Loretta. I was not part of this site when Loretta was around but she is certainly is here with us all and sadly missed by all..Hugs sally
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24342Thank-you for allowing us to celebrate Miss Loretta's life with you today - I am sure most will agree that we are truly blessed to have had our lives touched by the grace of such a special lady. Even if she didn't say it out loud, I think her heart must have whispered these words to your heart - "when all that there is left of me is love, give me away as much as you can" - for that is what I see you doing every day - God Bless
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by shirlener88
24 Feb 2011
OH - my goodness - what a touching thing to say - I will treasure this forever. THANK YOU!
3568It is great to remeber Miss Loretta on her birthday. She was much loved and sorely missed
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4891Thank you dear Shirlene for sharing, a mother is irreplaceable.You have done all the best for her.Hugs and love. Claude
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25533A lot has happened in the past year and she would be proud to know her memory is still being honored here at the cute community.
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by shirlener88
23 Feb 2011
Anita, to say the least - alot has happened and she would be honored - that is for sure - thanks so much.
89895Dear Shirlene, your mother was a special lady, and I'm so honored I still was able to "meet" her. My prayers and thoughts for you and your family. Love and hugs, Yoriko
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88650I agree with Marlakay, & I'm sure that she is smiling down @ you & watching over you & your loved ones always! Gone but never forgotten is sew true! Thank you for sharing your story with us all! Hugs Loralye
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299559You must miss her dearly! My heart goes out to you. She sounds like she was a very special person. Thanks for sharing her memories and pictures with us.
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85867She was a beautiful woman (inside and out), and I know she is proud of you.
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12707Thank you for sharing Shirlene, it is good you could be with her in her last years.
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by shirlener88
23 Feb 2011
Sigrun, I do believe that I got the best deal in the whole thing - memories for the rest of my life.
25743Shirlene, Thank you for sharing your mom with us, She was a very special lady and She is in a wonderful place. I know you miss her. We love you!
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3943115685Dear Shirlene, Your Mother was a very special lady and she is missed on the web site. I know how you must miss her but I know your memories are happy ones. It is good you were with her in her last years. I know that meant the world to her. Hugs, Mary
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33871Shirlene, I think you have such lovely memories of your Mom. Always remember those, and know that she was loved by all, even those of us that did not know her personally.
I believe that it is a strong and loving personality that brings up a daughter with all the energy and spunk that you have.
Hugs and God bless
Marietta
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15907Dear Shirlene,
So happy to have had the opportunity to get to know her a little bit through this wonderful site. I know she is watching over you always. Love and blessings Chris
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
Chris, thank you and I do know that she is pleased to have known all of you and she is watching over each of us - in her own way - I have her in my heart and love my memories and feel blessed that she had some quality of life in her later days, too.
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51302Shirlene, I know how much you miss her, but you have such wonderful memories. Thanks for sharing her with us.Stella
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
Stella, thank you dear - I do miss her - but also have those memroies and know she is in a better place and where she is no longer in pain.
15982Shirlene, it sure sounds like you had a great mom and big shoes to fill, but for the few short months that I have heard from you on this site....you sound very much like your mom.....and remember all the fun and happy time together as they will carry you through....
15874You put things into words so much better than I Shirlene. I know you must be missing your mother too,as I am missing mine.
I am so grateful to have had my mothers love and caring and I know she is in a better place.
Thank you for all your kind thoughts at that time when you too were hurting.
Hugs, Nadyne
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
Nadyne, I do miss her greatly - as we all do our loved ones - my memories keep her with me and I know she is where she should be. Thank you.
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72397Shirlene, I didn't know your mother and I've only known you briefly in the short time I've been "hanging" out here at Cute, but I can honestly say your mother must have been a wonderful lady since she raised such a sweet, kind and generous woman such as yourself!
God bless. *4U Deb
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70755Shirlene, I've had the honour to share some of the special moments we lived here, and I think you were blessed to have had as mother such a special person. I think Cute has lost one precious member, but we have gained a new meaning of the word friendship. May we all honour the memory of your mother keeping alive the spirit she spread among us. Hugs and blessings.
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14227She sounds like a GREAT woman and a wonderful role model. The evidence of this clearly shines in you. I wish I'd had the privilege to know her.
Jo
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25531Here is the link for a portrait to Loretta and the link to her other postings:
211079She was a special lady and loved here.
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
Carolyn, she adored you and would be grateful that you thought so highly of her.
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530410393Always so nice to remember...thanks Shirlene...hugs x0x0x0 Glenda
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27071Hi Shirlene, cannot believe how quickly time passes. It is as if I am reading your posts this morning, not a year ago. How wonderful to be able to pay tribute to a great mom the way you have done and that you have so many great memories of her. Thinking of you and take care of yourself - you are very special. Hope all is well with Rick too.
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
Eleen, the year didn't pass so quickly for me - however - it doesn't feel like it was that long ago that my Mother passed, either. Thanks you so much - we apprecaite your thoughts for Rick and me.
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I am pleased you shared about your mother with us. I sitll have my mother, and wish I had the relationship you had with yours. She loved you so very much. May God bless you with your wonderful memories of her. Jan
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
Jan, if you don't have a good relationship now with your Mother - you can try to mend it - before she goes - if that isn't a place you can go - adopt yourself another - so to speak - there are many lonely ladies that need loving in their final days.
59631Shir ... have you ever thought of uploading these photos to ancestry. com and started a genealogy tree? I have just started to search for some of mine, and noticed that the ones with photos have such a tender, heartfelt memory of their family. These belong there also. GG
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
GG, I have done all our family history - years ago - with some help from my Mother and cousins on my Daddy's side as he wasn't much help there. I don't know - that I want our family photo's on the site - I think you have to pay for that - most of my family have a full history - as I sent it to them all - we got 10 generations from me on both sides - couldn't get it any farther.
8287Ah Shirelene you have such a nice way with words .I can say these things but not right them.May our God be with you these days!!is it possible to bring her history up so people like me who never knew her or joined after her death could read it??Carolyn
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
Noah, thank you dear - don't know how the words come - must be from God. You can put her screen name in the search area - it might bring up that history or it might be under the Miss Loretta Scholarship in a posting.
360635Ah Shirlene... no words can express how thoughful and meaningful your post is to all of us. We loved Loretta with all our hearts. She truly was the gem on this site.
I say let's toast Miss Loretta's birthday with Shirlene! May we all grow in life to be half the person this woman was!
teri
33575Shirlene, I did not know your mother but she sounds like she was a wonderful lady. I'm sure that's how you turned out so nice. These anniversaries can be hard but also great because we think back on good times. Arlene
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
Arlene, thank you dear - you would have enjoyed her humor the most - I love looking back - it is sweet.
31366What a lovely tribute to your darling Mother, Miss Loretta. She surely passed on her sweetness and loving nature, to you. We all loved that you shared your dear Mother with the rest of us at Cute. I remembered my own Mother, as I read about yours. She will be missed, but I know that her place in heaven with God, is the best place ever.
Love and hugs to you Shirlene,
You're an angel.
Jacqueline
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
Jacqueline, it was my pleasure - I wanted her to see the CUTE family - so that she could get out of a place that she was growing down - when I arrive in UT - once she saw the love and compassion - it was easy to keep her in that sort of loving way, again.
70914Shirlene, I remember some of the postings of you visiting with your mom. She was a special caring person as are you. I know our hearts ache at moments like this but we still have such cherished and loving memories as well. They are always in our hearts. Hugs, Charlotte
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8181Shirlene, Thanx for sharing pictures, Your MOM was one great lady. Always thinking of others. Hmmm, maybe thats where you got it!!! Hahaha! Hugs & Loves, Judy
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
Thanks Judy, I am glad you enjoyed the pictures - and you are right - it might be.
92391Wasn't part of Cute when your Mom was here, but she certainly has a sweet, helpful daughter! I know you miss her. My little mama will soon be 89, so I know my time is limited with her. I cherish each day. Know you did, too.
P.S. She was BEAUTIFUL, too.
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
Thnak you my dear - do take every moment that you can with your little mama - the days go by so fast.
5431Too choked up to write.
Happy Birthday dear Miss Loretta, you are sadly missed and remembered with much love.
Hugs and roses, Meganne
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122864Shirlene, I have read about your mom and she sure was one amazing lady, I salute her, I know you were blessed to have her as a M-O-M spelled A-N-G-E-L. You are one special lady too, Love Shirley
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
Shirley, so happy to hear that you have read about her and thought she was an amazing lady, too. Thanks!
19823I joined the Cute family too late to get to know your mom, but to have raised someone as nice as you she must have been really great!
God will be with you at these yearnings moments.
You hug with love, my good friend!
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
Dilceia, she would have adored you - I am sure of that - thanks dear one.
46919Thanks to each of you - you are such sweet and gracious people - I had forgotten to add a picture - so here are some for you that come from now on:
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
1. @ 18 & 81
2. Loretta, her Mother, Dale Jean and Christine
3. my grandmother, Loretta, her grandmother Loretta, and Dale Jean
4. my Aunt & my Mother
5. my Mother - Miss Loretta 2009
by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
a few of you ask where to find this portrait of Loretta - so I searched for it - for you:
http://answers.cuteembroidery.com...
by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
I never did figure out - why my Mother's eyes were so red around the outside in the lst year of her life - do any of you know why this might be?
211079Shirlene, how can we forget our dear Miss Loretta, she was such a wonderful person that you must have love her if you wanted or not. She was alwasys full of joy and had a great sence of humor. You must know that some days I think a lot of her. You have been blessed to have such a mom. :0)
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
Thank you Carla - I do apprecaite your memories and your comments - I was blessed.
58029Shirlene, I understand your loss of such a wonderful mother and friend. I loss mine in 1985 at age 76. She
was so full of love and concern for everyone. The world was full of her "children", because everyone she met she
treated each like her own child, advising them, helping them, and taking them "under her wing", if the need arose. As you, I am so thankful for the fantastic lady I called "mama"! We have special guardian angels looking down on us each day!!
Angel
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12500I, too, didn't get here in time. But I am so grateful for the scholarship that she left behind. I think that she must have been a lot like my own mother (and a lot of others). Mom was also one of my best friends. We at the very least talked daily on the phone in all the years that If was married before she went away. I still have things that I would like to share with her and have a feeling that she knows all about them. So does your mother. And she would be as proud of you as you are of her. Mine left in 1977 and I still miss her. You will never really get over the loss, but it does get easier with time.
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
Thank you my dear - I do believe you are right about your Mom knowing - I am sure she does.
2224Miss Loretta was and always will remain a very special lady. I have been a member here almost from the begining, so I well remember her and all her input to the site. Then to learn, after her passing, that you are her daughter!
You maintain the dignity, generousity, personal strengh and warmth that was your mother. She has left a true legacy in you. May you continue to be upheld so you are able to cope will all life has given you to deal with.
Sincerely jjjj
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
jjjj, thank you so very much for remembering her and her ways, too. I will do my best.
2738I joined the Cute family too late to get to know your mom, but to have raised someone as nice as you she must have been really great!
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7568Your Mother must have been a Special Lady as you are too.
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
Lyn, thank you - I believe she was - you ought to read some of her postings and make that judgement for yourself. lorettag28 was her screen name.
by mi30kaja
22 Feb 2011
I will go and have a look. Love the photos. Take Care. PS. Something I have learned from you. Answer every post that someone has added to your question or statements. L
29801I am so sorry that I was not here on cute to know your mum Shirlene, She must have been an amazing women. You and Twee are in my prayers now on her Birthday. I have no doubt she is now with God and watching over you and Rick and Teri. God bless you all, and you are always in my prayers. I lit a candle at Church on Sunday for you and Rick. Must have known you needed it this week.
God bless you all. You have been so inspirational to me, you have helped to strengthen my faith so much. I have told you before and I will say it again, you are an angel that God puts into peoples lives, and sometimes you may not even know it, but you touch people and share the love of God with your faith. You have helped me more than you can imagine.
Alice.
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
Alice, thank you very much - what a sweet thing to say - you have my eyes leaking and I can not type more.
by fannyfurkin
22 Feb 2011
That would be pay back Shirlene, you have my eyes leaking all the time, with what you endure and how you endure it, and the strength and compassion you have,We could make a movie about you and it would be a blockbuster chick flick requiring boxes of kleenex, because you are totally awesome and gracious and so very humble, just like Christ himself told us we should be.
19430Shirlene, this is a beautiful tribute for a beautiful lady. Thank you. I know it has to be a very difficult time for you, yet you have warmed our hearts.
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
Karen, thank you dear - there were years to be sad and years to be happy - I know she is in a better place and I am not having a difficult time with it - really.
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14353Shirlene, Thank You for sharing your memories with us. Miss Loretta was a very special lady ( as are you ). I always looked forward to chatting with her. She had such a great sense of humor and could always make us laugh. Thank you for refreshing our memories. * Love, Nancy
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
Nancy, it was my pleasure and she loved all the special cards you sent her - I have them all, too.
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52685Our memories of our loved ones can give us great comfort. Thank you for sharing.
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6596Arh! Our Darling Miss Loretta. Oh how we miss her. She will always be in our hearts Shirlene and especially in God's. Keep those loving memories in your heart to. Hugs and Love Kerry
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
Kerry, it is so good to see you here - thank you so very much - I will do that for sure.
25546Our dear family never leaves is in our heart, I did not know Miss Loretta but I have heard about her work. I am sure she is embroidering the angels clothing, because she is an angel now.
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26714Shirlene - my thought are with you today. Love Sarah.
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254947Oh Shirlene we all are thinking of you during this time.And then it is so close to your birthday. Can you give the links for you mom's posting in Cutes? I have missed that. Enjoy yoy your good memeories
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
Marthie, thank you very much - I sure appreciate that you even know - my b-day is coming up - Hehehe! You can go to the community section - just under the Miss Loretta Schorlarship - you can type in her screen name lorettag28 and that will bring up all her post - or you can just cllck on the Miss Loretta Schorship and read the ones that have been brought forward there. If you do read them - let me know - what you think - it would be interesting to find out.
18960dear Shirlene, even if Miss Loretta, or for you:mom passed away ,I do congratulate you with her 83rd birthday because i know she lives on in your heart (and in the hearts of the cuties who knew here too) I do believe she's one of your special guardian angels who helps and guids you.She will always be there, and I thinks even now she knows what we cuties are doing here, after all she was and still is a Cutie. Hugs, love for you, my dear.
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by shirlener88
22 Feb 2011
My dear Gerry, I do hope you are right - she loved the CUTE family and everyone one in her life - knew that, too.
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