Mothers,

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Did you know that most boys across America love their mothers and think they've got the best mother in the whole world? And they're right!

 

Well I certainly loved my mother! My mother and father Edward Brown Sr. provided a safe nurturing environment for me and my one brother, Edward Brown Jr. to thrive in.

 

My mother would tell me if you want something? You have to work for it! Mom cared about people. She devoted over thirty years of her professional career by working with people with developmental disabilities. During the summer months when I was home from school my mother would take me to work with her. This one morning after doing the regular activities we were sitting at the lunch table eating lunch when a girl screamed, ran around the room and hid under the table. I didn't know what to think! That's when my mother came over to the table kneeled and reached out her hand for the girl and calmly took her hand and they went at ate lunch where my mother was sitting. I didn't know that my mother worked with kids with developmental disabilities. That's the kind of mother she was.

 

I can remember playing with my toy car on the floor while she was washing the dishes and she asked, "Eric, what do you want to become when you grow up?" I thought for a moment then replied, "I want to be a priest and a football player!" And to this day, I can still hear her laughing! That's the kind of mother she was.

 

You know when I was a kid you could play outside on a summer evening late into the night. And some of my friends could stay out all night I'm guessing until the sun came up. But every summer night when it got too late she'd come on that back porch and yell,

" A I R - R I C - E R I C "

And boy would my friends tease me. As I walked home they'd say

" A I R - R I C - E R I C "

" A I R - R I C - E R I C "

That's the kind of mother she was.

 

And when I needed the money to play sports at Matthews Dickey's Boys Club. She'd talk to my dad and she'd say to me, "you know money don't grow on trees." He said, "Cut that grass and take the trash every day and he'll pay the registration fee." That's the kind of mother she was.

 

My mother Nancy Brown went on to be with the Lord early in 2009. I named this fundraiser in her memory because she knew how important playing sports were to me. She would want young people able-bodied or disabled to work for what they want. Please consider letting your son or daughter create a profile on the Chores@ website an inexpensive way for them to earn money. And consider donating to the American Cancer Society on behalf of my mother, Nancy. Or consider donating for one of your loved ones that lost their fight against cancer.