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Celebrating Mother's Day - The True Matriarch

5/6/2019

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The Mother’s Day celebration continues with a mother-daughter duo found right here in the Red Stick.
 
We sat down with Michele Johnson, President of Red Magnolia Theatre Company, to speak about her mother Paula Taylor, and what makes her special. It is truly heartwarming to see how highly Michele thinks of her mother. We hope you enjoy her words as much as we did.

Michele and Paula

Michele Taylor Johnson and Paula Taylor - Mother and Daughter
What kind of mother is your mom?
She is very strong. She was a single mom before she married my dad when I was eleven. So it was just me and her for a really long time.
 
She managed Toys R Us in the 1980’s as the head manager over a bunch of people, so I really have always viewed my mom as a little bit ahead of her time because I think women in the eighties weren’t really at that level yet.
 
I just view her as probably the strongest person I know. She is very loving but she can definitely be stubborn! I think I get that from her. She is the person you call if someone isn’t treating you right, she is not someone you want to mess with.
Mother and Daughter, Paula Taylor and Michele Taylor Johnson
Do you ever wear any of her jewelry?
Oh absolutely. The older we get, the more similar our tastes become but yes, we borrow each other’s jewelry all the time. In fact she was just fussing at me yesterday because I still have her pearls that I borrowed!
What does wearing her jewelry mean to you?
I guess it really signifies everything about our relationship. To me, it shows the comfort level we have with each other. I do feel like a little bit of her is with me when I’m wearing her jewelry.
What is your favorite thing about your mom?
Probably our relationship. She really is my best friend. My mom is the person I talk to every morning when I am bringing the kids to school and usually in the afternoon. I guess because it was just us two for so long, we have a unique connection.
 
Another favorite thing about my mom is that she is the person that everyone relies on. She is the middle sister in her family and takes care of her own mother. My mom is kind of the person that holds the family together. She is the true matriarch.
What would you like to say to your mother on Mother’s Day?
Happy Mother’s Day to my rock, best friend, and best Pippy. I love you Mom!

Happy Mother's Day Paula & Michele!

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Celebrating Mother's Day - A Grandmother's Love

5/1/2019

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It’s that time of year again! Mother’s Day is quickly approaching. A time to cherish our own mothers and spend time with family, Mother’s Day is the perfect holiday for reflection and gratitude.

Tom and Sheila and Their Sweet Granddaughters

Grandmother, Grandfather and GranddaughtersBuddy and Shoo Shoo with Granddaughters, Finley and Emory
As we gear up to celebrate the mothers in our own lives, I cannot help but think back to a special moment Jewel of Havana was able to take part in a few months ago. After Tom gifted his wife Shelia with one our Leaf Bell Necklaces, their two granddaughters, Finley and Emory, could not get enough of the necklace. Every time they saw their grandmother, they would inquire about the necklace, examining and admiring it.
 
So, for Christmas this past year, they gave the girls a special gift—two custom-made Leaf Bell Necklaces that were a bit smaller to fit them. We have a video of their reactions here. Isn’t that just the cutest?!
 
We spoke with Tom about his wife’s love for their granddaughters and with the girls about how much they love their grandmother, "Shoo Shoo".

Girls, what it was like opening the Christmas present from Buddy and Shoo Shoo?
Finley: Exciting because we had the same necklace as our grandmother.
Emory: And it was cool because it was made special for kids!
Finley: Our grandmother got them for us and that makes us remember her.
What is special about your Shoo Shoo?
Emory: She is our grandma and we love her so much.
Finley: Yeah, we love her! And we come to their house for Christmas.
Emory: Sometimes we get special treats with her and sometimes when we go on vacations with her she puts charms on our charm bracelet so we remember the trip.
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Tom, can you tell me a little bit about giving your wife the necklace?
Tom: Well, I'm not the best person on planet Earth with figuring out what to get for my wife, so she usually gives me hints. But I knew Shelia admired the jewelry, so it just gave me a jackpot way to get her gifts that she would really like. This particular piece was something that she really admired, and I knew she would like it and want to wear it.
At what point did your granddaughters take an interest in the necklace?
Tom: Once she got it, she wore it over when we visited them and the girls couldn’t stop admiring it. That gave her the idea at that time to ask if we could come up with something.
From your eyes, what was the girls reactions’ when you all gave them the necklaces.
Tom: Oh I think they were thrilled! They love their Shoo Shoo and their Shoo Shoo loves them, so they were excited. Shelia loves her grandbabies and I certainly feel that the feeling is mutual. You know, we live far away, we are kinda long-distance grandparents, so we look for the opportunity to get together and do something they will like as much as we can.
Tell me a little bit about the kind of mother and grandmother Shelia is
Tom: She has dedicated her life to loving, supporting, and guiding her children through life from the time they were born and now in adulthood. She continues that dedication with the next generation as a most beloved “Shoo-Shoo”. I couldn’t be more blessed and thankful for her as wife, mom, and grandmother.
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