Mother's Day

Today is Mother’s Day. How are you celebrating? 

• Telephone calls
• Flowers
• Cards
• Other gifts 

The most meaningful ways to express appreciation of our mothers are often quite simple and this day is just a prompt for us to think about it a bit more than usual. As a mother - I also have the perspective of being grateful for the richness being a mother has brought to my life.

Today - I am enjoying the freshness of newly painted walls at my house - anticipating that all of them will be done by mid-week. The painters started on Friday so we are in the middle of the project; the painters are taking the day off (to be with their mothers!) so we’ll take advantage of the day to get furniture and drapery back to normal in the rooms that are finished. I’ll post more about our experience in another post. What does painting have to do with Mother’s Day? It’s a ‘one time’ convergence of the day on the calendar with a home improvement project! I find myself celebrating the newness the fresh paint gives the rooms and the clean that comes from moving furniture and thoroughly vacuuming underneath.

As a mother - my celebration continues next week when my daughter arrives for a visit. We’ve received a box of something addressed to her - which she specifically said to not open until she gets here. I’ll buy some flowers for the table after the painters finish.

As a daughter - I called my mother early. I won’t see her until June so I sent an early card with an IOU for a dinner out while I am there.

Happy Mother’s Day to all!