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• Live in the moment and be present in your life. -Adriana Phelan /calendar/photologue/photos/MomsDay/cache/AADC_MothersDay_AdrianaPhelan_fullsize.jpg
• My mother taught us since we were very small that it's so important to treat other people as you would like to be treated. She models this all the time with both her words and her actions and still reminds us of it from time to time, and is very kind and compassionate! -Angela Burchard /calendar/photologue/photos/MomsDay/cache/AADC_MothersDay_AngelaBurchard_fullsize.jpg
• Before my mother passed away, she taught me to be unapologetic about who I was, what I felt, and what I believed in. Even after her death, she still teaches me. These lessons involve holding those that you love close to you and to seize every day because you never know when it will be your last. -Annie Fortunato /calendar/photologue/photos/MomsDay/cache/AADC_MothersDay_AnnieFortunato_fullsize.jpg
• To respect your elders and to treat others as you would like to be treated. Mom has gone home to heaven and I miss her so much and am very thankful for all the things she taught me. -Brenda Hegwood /calendar/photologue/photos/MomsDay/cache/AADC_MothersDay_Brenda Hegwood_fullsize.jpg
• Never buy off-brand Windex, you'll never get your glass cleaned.-Brittany Ruthven /calendar/photologue/photos/MomsDay/cache/AADC_MothersDay_BrittanyRuthven_fullsize.jpg
• To balance my checkbook weekly, a practice that has served me well for over 40 years. -Lawrence Blodgett /calendar/photologue/photos/MomsDay/cache/AADC_MothersDay_LawrenceBlodgett_fullsize.jpg
• In a time when few women worked outside the home, my mother taught me that having a profession that you loved and excelled in was possible and desirable. In addition to excelling as a wife and mother she was an exceptional nurse. She encouraged her three daughters, 2 teachers and a small business owner, to seek professions they love, to learn and grow outside the home while raising wonderful children of their own. -Linda Prieskorn /calendar/photologue/photos/MomsDay/cache/AADC_MothersDay_LindaPrieskorn_fullsize.jpg
• I was blessed to have my mother in my life for 57 years. Some of the greatest gifts don't get realized early on but through her as a role model I was gift with learning to love and care deeply and to "let it go"... forgive easily. -Lynn Dils /calendar/photologue/photos/MomsDay/cache/AADC_MothersDay_LynnDils_fullsize.jpg
• My mom, Juanita Wilkerson, taught me to make the best with what you have - including aging. She is holding a cake with a rocking chair that says, "Guess who is over the hill? Welcome to the other side!" to celebrate my turning 50 -Terri Wilkerson /calendar/photologue/photos/MomsDay/cache/AADC_MothersDay_TerriWilkerson_fullsize.jpg
• The greatest lessons that my mother taught me were: to use your skills and passions to serve others, love one another and if you take care of God's business, God will take care of you. -Vanita Sanders /calendar/photologue/photos/MomsDay/cache/AADC_MothersDay_VanitaSanders_fullsize.jpg

We extend a thanks to all the mothers out there who have made a difference in the lives of those around them. To recognize this Mother's Day, we asked readers to share a lesson they learned from mom.

In addition to the photos and lessons featured above are some other submissions we've received over the past few days. Have a lesson or memory of your mother you'd like to share? Post it in the comments below or submit it using this form.

When I was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, I realized the unpredictability of life and initially gave in to constant despair. It was then that my mom taught her greatest lesson- that happiness is not based on an absence of problems. Rather, it is all about our approach in dealing with harsh difficulties. Her hand in mine, she remained steadfast and strong, as I learned to do, with her wisdom as guidance.
-Tracy Carbary

Besides being a loving, interested and available mother with a quick smile, she could pack a suitcase tighter than a can of sardines! We lived overseas during Dad's sabbatical leaves and I observed how she fit items for a family of six into two suitcases. My family comments on my ability to fit anything extra into a suitcase, car, whatever, and I always thank Mom for that perspective.
-Margy Howes

The greatest lesson and the greatest gift that Mom taught and shared with her children was the Gospel of Jesus Christ
-Linda Morrison-Harmon

My mother read to me almost every night as a child. this love of reading which she gave me, I have been able to pass on to my daughters, and also my granddaughter. I love you, mom! Rest well!
-Madeleine Baier

To get an education!
-Chuck Blackmer

Participate in life with your children. She engaged me in local government and lobbying for causes. She marched in a Vietnam anti-war protest with me. We drank flaming Drambuie at a fraternity suite party. And so much more.
-Karen Hart

How to sweet talk a police officer out of giving her a ticket (It didn't work when i tried it)
-Matt Phillips

Trust - You Give - Only to people who are trustworthy.
-Herm Steinman

To love your family.
-Marcus Melendez

Getting old is not for the faint of heart!
-Heidi Dodson

Related: See more "Lessons from Mom" submitted from around the state to MLive.com