5 Favorite Mom Moments
Today is my Mom’s birthday. In a perfect world, I would be escorting her up the ramp of cruise ship leaving on a journey to distant ports. Or taking her out to dinner and show. Or dropping off my son for a stay at Grandma’s.
But I’m sitting in a hotel room in Southfield, MI feeling a little disconnected from the person that brought me into this world. We talked on the phone and it was apparent she was not in a very festive mood. A family illness weighed heavily and tiredness from hosting a big gathering the night before had left her not wanting to celebrate. As I hung up the phone, I wished for her to find a moment of relaxation - some satisfaction with her many accomplishments.
Here are some favorite moments with my mom:
5. When she used words such as “Persnickety” in spite of the puzzled looks on our faces.
4. The expression on her face when my Dad, Mark, and I would return from a long camping trip. First, happiness to see us back safely. Then, the realization that everything we wore or carried with us smelled like smoke from the fire, days without a shower, and other pungeant outdoor odors. “Put those things in the garage. They’re too smelly to be in the house.”
3. When she watched my first soccer “slide tackle” at age 10. She fueled my enthusiasm with hers and was kind enough not mention that it happened in the open field with no one from the opposing team around.
2. When she graduated with a Masters Degree in Education after spending many years at home raising my brother and I (while going back to school).
1. The sound in her voice we when we told her she was going to be a grandmother. “Really? REALLY?!!” she said. It was the sound of pure joy.
Love you Mom.
