Mother's Day Gift Guides
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Belief That Remains
???????? I wanted to share a Belief That Remains and in memory of Suzzane, Mother’s Day and her Birthday I wanted to share A Tribute to Suzzie and the Many Forms of Motherhood. As you know mothers come in many forms from the traditional moms to grandparents becoming moms and even dads who become moms. Mother’s Day has already passed, but what Mother’s Day brings up doesn’t end when the date changes. Some days are not contained by a calendar. The days linger in memory, in loss, in gratitude, and in the quiet ways love keeps speaking long after the moment has gone. My daughter, Suzzie, was born on Mother’s…
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Mother’s Day Emotional Hangover
I think out trip to Hobard, Oklahoma the other day is beginning to catch up with me. My head is killing me and for some reason my stomach is trying to bother me. I’m sure it’s nerves from everything going on with David’s dad, Charlie being in Hobart, Oklahoma still and trying to decide to move or not. Even though Mother’s Day has a way of arriving with buildup and expectations, even when life is already full. For my family this year there were no plans, no messages, and only one small gesture from David, so the quiet hope that the day would feel meaningful in some way didn’t happen…
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“What We Noticed Today: A Mother’s Day Reflection”
I thought I would share “What We Noticed Today: A Mother’s Day Reflection”. Life doesn’t go as planned most of the time. Just ask David who went took me to dinner. Then stopped at QT for a drink for Gerrald and came to the car to find me crying. By evening, the day began to soften again. Mother’s Day has moved through the house, through the porch, through the small spaces where we live. There is a quiet that settled in when the day was almost complete. This is the moment when David and I sit together and reflect, not in a structured way, but in the simple telling of…





