Mr. Speaker, many of my constituents from Salmon Arm to Osoyoos entered the Okanagan Life Poetry Contest. I would like to congratulate two of my constituents, both from Vernon, who tied for top honours in the mothers category, Shannon Spence and Rhelda Evans. I would like to read parts of their poetry.
Shannon Spence wrote:
There is a history in these hands.They have all passed slowly in front of our eyes.Long and slender and, at time, overworked.They have cared for us, smoothing away childhood fears just before the dawn.
Rhelda Evans wrote:
A mother's love is a gift that lasts Through changing times and shaky pasts.Forgiveness is the shaping toolThat love insists becomes the ruleWithin the home throughout the years.
As May 11 approaches, I would like to take this moment to wish all mothers, including my own, a very happy Mother's Day.