Concetta Zisa

Dear God Mother, I think of you often and miss your tender love. Love Charles

My Dearest Mother,
It feels like it was yesterday instead of one year ago, since you left us. Knowing you are in a better place with those you love and have lost, is my only consolation. The pain of missing you will always remain with me. Your smile, gentle voice and laughter, and all the memories we shared, good and bad, will always be a part of me. They get me through the rough days, and make me a stronger, wiser person. I feel your warm touch, and smell your scent which proves you...

Mama,
Yesterday marked 11 months since you left us. It was a hard day for me, as I recalled that this is the start of your favorite season. I missed not bringing you milk pumpkins for your scrumpcious pumpkin pies, apples from the orchard for your prized apple pies, chocolate carmel covered apple that you would say "why did you get that?" in one breath, then "I'm gonna enjoy this later!!!!" in another.Heaven must look awesome with all the fall colors mingled among the clouds. I wonder...

Mama,
Today marks 10 months, since you were taken from us. It is again a very bittersweet time. Fall has begun, leaves changing colors and falling, squirrels gathering acorns (shells galore in the driveway) and the beautiful mums, who love the cool weather. I miss you not bringing me my mum plant, leaving it on the front porch, so I would be surprised when I got home from work. This year, I bought a mum plant to you. I hope you enjoy it!!! Going to the farm upstate, bringing you back...

Mama,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! It is soo hard not to see you, feel you, hear you. Remember our birthday ritual? I'd get Verps doughnuts and DD coffee in the morning. We would talk, laugh and cry. You would say "Do you believe I am 77 years old? I never thought I would still be alive." You would get a little sad, "A lot of my dear friends have passed away, I miss them." I would tell you "come on Mama, you are healthy and young at heart. Your friends are with you today and whenever you want...

Dear Mama,
Where have these eight months gone since you left? I feel like it was just yesterday we were eating dinner on your last day here on Sunday, December 9. Time does pass by so quickly. The girls went to the fair, remember last year what a great time we had? Jo took Gianna on the elephants and she loved it. She pet it and cried because she didn't want to get off. She's my little Bubetta. She kisses your picture and calls for you, Nonna. She is so smart and alert. She makes a face...

Hey Grams,
Sorry Gianna and I missed you last week, I promise this week you will see us. I now know you are with me, I hear you speak to me and 2 weeks ago with G, when we came to visit you, i thought, Gram I wish I could have one great big hug and i wish I could have hugged you so tight that Sunday when I left...and you did Gram, you had G do it...she walked right up to me and gave me the biggest hug she's ever given me..I knew it was from you. I miss you so much, but someone told...

Dear Mama,
Yesterday marked seven months since your Final Promotion. The Fourth of July came and went, no excitement this year. It is amazing in conversing with people,still, how many say they don't believe you have moved on. Your memory is engraved in soo many, more than you could imagine. That is awesome. Time has brought more, rather than lessened your memory. It is such a great feeling to have someone say to me, "I remember when your Mom,..." or give a compliment about you. All of...

Beautiful Mama,
It seems so unreal that 6 months have passed since we said our "good-byes". How painfully sad Mama, how painfully empty my heart feels without you. I think of all you would be doing if you were still here. Planting your flowers around the house outside, tending to your garden, picking strawberries, sitting on the deck talking and laughing. Now, all is still, all is quiet. Thank God for memories; they help get me through. Continue to be near in spirit, and sending me your...