Mothers Day giveaway II~2014

Last year I started doing a Mothers Day tattoo give-away. Being a new Mom myself, I  quickly realized how being a Mother,  time slips away so fast. The to-do list never ends and most likely anything fun or 'extra',  for yourself is certainly is not a priority. So, I put the word out that I wanted to choose a deserving Mama of a new tattoo~ awaited the emails, read them and searched for the one that really stood out to me.
This year was cool because I got a message from the daughter of the Mom nominating her, which I thought was really special...
Deborah was a Mom of 5 children and 16 grand kids! One of her children, her beloved,  son Carlos was a special guy. He was full of life,  had a fun loving personality, silly sense of humor and loved his family. He was looked up to, immensely by his younger sister and adored by all.
On a fateful day in January he had a unexpected accident which took his life. Unfortunately in his wake he left a sweet daughter that is 5 and a huge family that misses him dearly.

I really felt for this Mama. I can only imagine what it would feel like to lose a child. I don't even want to imagine. Carlos was 30 years old when he died~ much too young. He had so much in front of him...
Deborah wanted to get Carlos' birth flower and a ladybug with it. At the funeral a ladybug landed on her and she felt it was Carlos' spirit. Now she finds ladybugs all around her and her family is also experiencing lady bugs here and there. Her family believes ladybugs represent his presence around them...What better way than to honor Carlos by memorializing him, tattooed forever on Mama, close to her heart. May Carlos rest in peace and may Deborah find the strength to carry on after the loss of her son...

Deborah with her daughters...