Mom

 I can't believe I didn't do a post for
Mom's Birthday!!!!!

(Thanks Rozann!!!)

How many years have I been doing birthday posts?

It's not that I didn't spend the ENTIRE day

thinking about her and excited to get to see

her on the family call...

I just have gotten really lax about my blog lately.

*fun fact... the last three posts were actually

all written at the same time and set to

publish later during the week... so I haven't

actually even been on my blog in a week.

But STILL!

So,.. Here we go... only a week late.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY MOTHER!

While we have all been stuck at home

for MONTHS and MONTHS (going on centuries)

she has been brightening everybody's days

and weeks with actual SNAIL MAIL.

I have a wonderful collection of her

printed out cards with pictures from our

childhood and a wonderful note inside.

It makes my day when I make the trek out

to my mailbox and there's an envelope

with Mom's distinctive "Palmer Method"

handwriting on them.

And then, suddenly there started to be 

little packages!

With the most wonderful necklace/bracelet

sets! Luckily I'm back at work over at the

Town so I have someplace to wear them!

(And the ooohs and aaaahs are fun!)

That is my Mom in a nutshell.

She has always been about bringing small

bits of joy to other's lives.

Whether its bringing a plate of cookies 

to a neighbor.

Setting up a neighborhood "get together"

in the middle of the cul de sac,

a "tea party" to bring the folks in her community

together for an opportunity to get to know each other...

She is always thinking of others.

Bringing joy, happiness and meaning to others' lives

is what her life mission has been all about.

And knowing Mom, she won't let a little thing

like a "pandemic" slow HER down!

(Nor the "little procedure" she is having tomorrow...)

We are all praying for and with you Mom!

WE LOVE YOU!