Love Letter to My Mom

Dear Mom,

Today is Mother’s Day and I hope you had a very happy day.  You’ve been getting Mother’s Day wishes for over 50 years and you know how much I love and appreciate you for all that you did for me when I was growing up and over the years while I was growing my own family. 

What you may not know is how much you inspire me today!  Every day!  I love to tell people about you and how many good things you do and how you are still evolving.  While I see some older people declining physically, stagnating emotionally, mentally and spiritually, that is not at all the case with you.  You are physically strong and active.  You are challenging yourself to become better in every way and it shows and that is why you are an inspiration to me.  I am a bit frustrated with the language as I write this because I just don’t know how to put on paper the feeling that I have in my heart for you. 

I am happy when you drop by on Wednesdays after working at the church.  I enjoy hearing your stories about your work helping grieving families navigate through the planning for ceremonies for departed loved ones.  I feel blessed by the delicious organic greens, fruits and vegetables that you bring me from your own bountiful gardens.  I appreciate your observations of nature and your stories of love and caring for all the people in the family and community.  I think I am one of the luckiest kids ever! 

I am happy to reflect on these things and to have the opportunity to tell you just a fraction of the ways that you are important to me. 

With lots of love,

Sue

Unexpected Gifts!

I have two special Mother’s Day memories that I want to share with you. 

The first was a lovely day but one that did not seem too be much out of the ordinary.  I had two young children at the time; 2 and 5.  My husband did shift work and was not home so I was with the girls having a pretty normal Sunday afternoon until our cat Tehya decided to surprise us by having her kittens that afternoon.  The girls were thrilled.  I was thrilled and we had 6 new kitties to watch grow for the next 8 weeks. Though I knew the kittens were on the way, that was a very pleasant and unexpected Mother’s Day joy. 

 

 

The second was on a Mother’s Day when we took the whole family on an outing to hear a folk concert at Leu Gardens downtown. I had the girls in tow with sketchbooks and coloring gear to keep them contented while I enjoyed the music.   They happily and quietly got to work creating their art.  During intermission, we enjoyed a snack and drinks while looking at the gardens from the back porch in the big rocking chairs that look over a scenic Lake.  A woman who was attending the show walked up to me and complemented me on how delightful my girls were.  Then she presented me with a CD of the performers of the day and said, “Happy Mother’s Day”.  This was so unexpected!  I felt so grateful and honored.  She then explained to me that her own mother had passed on a few years ago and since then, every Mother’s Day, she finds a mother in her community who demonstrates the qualities that she admires in a mother and gives them a gift.  How cool is that!  I will never forget that day! 

To all the Mom’s out there and those who nurture and care for others, I wish you unexpected delights tomorrow. 

Happy Mother’s Day!

Sue

Heart of Prosperity!