This is the 24th Mother’s Day that my mom has been away, and as I have shared before, these times are mostly happier than sad. Today, I’d like to think of the last gift that she gave me in her absence: independence. G and I dated for quite some time and Mom knew him andContinue reading “Mom’s Last Gift”
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Choices Then and Now
On the way to and from church today, my mind wandered about the things that may have consumed my mother’s attention when she was my age. When she was 49, she was working as a substitute teacher in the Pulaski County Special School District, carting me from piano lessons in North Little Rock to UALRContinue reading “Choices Then and Now”
In Memory of Lou
My mother, Lou Hattie, would be 80 years old on October 21 had she lived. Around this time every year, I find myself thinking of her and the things she taught me. I have lots of pictures of her, but unfortunately iPhones weren’t around then so I don’t have any videos of her, but sheContinue reading “In Memory of Lou”
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