Written September 13, 2008
On my mother's 8--cough,cough--birthday
Dear Mom,
I miss you. I miss our mile walk with the dogs; our stated mission to get the newspaper at the end of the lane, but our real purpose to connect with each other and renew our friendship.
Yes, we are friends. I am grateful and very happy about it, and I know you are too.
More than that, I am thankful that you were the one God chose to give me birth, and life.
I cannot imagine how it would have been with a different mother,
nor would I want to. You gave me the world from a wild and remote
place in the high Nevada desert, and opened the possibility of more.
You encouraged me when I had no confidence in myself, and you
comforted me when there was reason to be discouraged. As a woman,
you are a model of competence combined with grace; generosity
tempered by a strong will; and, most of all, the model of a loving wife
and devoted mother.
And a Great-Grammy! How did you make it this far? What a journey!
You have so many more miles still yet to go, and adventures to
experience and share with the rest of your loving family.
I miss you, but....soon....I will be home soon to walk with you some more of those miles!
Wait up!
Love,
Terri
"A mother is someone who dreams great dreams for you,
but then she lets you chase the
dreams you have for yourself and loves you just the same."
Author Unknown
I miss you. I miss our mile walk with the dogs; our stated mission to get the newspaper at the end of the lane, but our real purpose to connect with each other and renew our friendship.
Yes, we are friends. I am grateful and very happy about it, and I know you are too.
More than that, I am thankful that you were the one God chose to give me birth, and life.
I cannot imagine how it would have been with a different mother,
nor would I want to. You gave me the world from a wild and remote
place in the high Nevada desert, and opened the possibility of more.
You encouraged me when I had no confidence in myself, and you
comforted me when there was reason to be discouraged. As a woman,
you are a model of competence combined with grace; generosity
tempered by a strong will; and, most of all, the model of a loving wife
and devoted mother.
And a Great-Grammy! How did you make it this far? What a journey!
You have so many more miles still yet to go, and adventures to
experience and share with the rest of your loving family.
I miss you, but....soon....I will be home soon to walk with you some more of those miles!
Wait up!
Love,
Terri
"A mother is someone who dreams great dreams for you,
but then she lets you chase the
dreams you have for yourself and loves you just the same."
Author Unknown
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