Hello Ladies,
As we all run around like crazy people busy as all get out celebrating milestones with our children or grandchildren. I want to retell a story that my mother shared with me on June 6th which was her 96th.
On this birthday she was reflecting that her mother used to make her favorite meal of enchiladas every year for her birthday meal. She remembered how it tasted, how it smelled and that it was the only gift she received from her mother year after year.
It made me realize how sometimes we don't appreciate the simple things in life and how precious they really are. My mother has always given us her time either in the way of food, conversation, or prayer. It was all she had and like her mother it was the purest way she could show her love for us and those we care about. She also extends that love to our friends and their children and is always wondering how others are so that she can partake in the good things that happen to others without asking anything for herself. She is an amazing woman who has taught us lessons without hitting us over the head but by giving unrelentingly, unconditionally, and with unwavering love.
As I go through this hot flash time in my life I hope that I can be as gracious as she has been to so many.
Happy June!
As we all run around like crazy people busy as all get out celebrating milestones with our children or grandchildren. I want to retell a story that my mother shared with me on June 6th which was her 96th.
On this birthday she was reflecting that her mother used to make her favorite meal of enchiladas every year for her birthday meal. She remembered how it tasted, how it smelled and that it was the only gift she received from her mother year after year.
It made me realize how sometimes we don't appreciate the simple things in life and how precious they really are. My mother has always given us her time either in the way of food, conversation, or prayer. It was all she had and like her mother it was the purest way she could show her love for us and those we care about. She also extends that love to our friends and their children and is always wondering how others are so that she can partake in the good things that happen to others without asking anything for herself. She is an amazing woman who has taught us lessons without hitting us over the head but by giving unrelentingly, unconditionally, and with unwavering love.
As I go through this hot flash time in my life I hope that I can be as gracious as she has been to so many.
Happy June!
What a blessing to have your Mom for so long...I feel mine was taken too soon :( But, like you, I have my own wonderful memories of my Mom and how funny they would involve food too. Growing up, on rainy days, we knew, without a doubt, that when we walked into the house there would be the wonderful aroma of yummy rice pudding on the stove to welcome us!Maybe my own kids will remember me for all the cake scraps and baked goodies!!
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