Dear Sisters, I know you think I've become Mother's story. My secret verbs and unspoken nouns as plentiful and round as her's. Verses, in the wind, singing laundered songs; words befitting Praises and Hallmark cards. Chapters, ear-marked; First kiss, best friend, first born - birthdays and family celebrations. Sorrows, disappointments: penciled in. Marginal notes warmed with laughter, soft socks, Cocoa and fuzzy slippers. Baked goods, spring flowers, casseroles - miscarriages, deaths and abortions . . . Missed calls and appointments; I want to say "Let's talk." but her book is closed. I hear myself thinking, "What would Mother do, what would Mother do now?" You know how she loved Lilies of the Valley.
What a beautiful tribute...I too find myself often asking what would mom do. I am from the south where most call mom...mommy. So let me rephrase that...I find myself asking what would mommy do? Many pieces of advice she has given that I have found to be useful again and again. Maybe as a teens we do not want to hear what our parents have to say, but as we grow older we become more mellow and less stubborn, and realize that for the most part mothers do know best. Great write, enjoyed...I'll share a piece of advice my mom has always told me and I use often..."Go with what your gut is telling you, and you wont go wrong, don't overide this feeling." I have found this so true so many times. Enjoyed this so much, blessings for the new year and many years to come my friend.
Joyce Bowling
The drug called "The Shari" has been used for vision quests over many years. But, when all the rivers start drying up, the tribe must send a young hunter named Tomás on a much more important trip through the Amazon.
The drug called "The Shari" has been used for vision quests over many years. But, when all the rivers start drying up, the tribe must send a young hunter named Tomás on a much more important trip through the Amazon.
The drug called "The Shari" has been used for vision quests over many years. But, when all the rivers start drying up, the tribe must send a young hunter named Tomás on a much more important trip through the Amazon.
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