Back in January 1922 my parents were born four days apart. My father in Bell, California, and my mother in Tula, Mississippi. They would meet several years later at elementary school when my father’s family returned to its southern roots, and they married in 1948. Although there were balloons and decorations and cake for my … Continue reading Mother Knows Best
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On Birthdays {My New Normal}
I turned fifty-three two weeks ago today, and for the first time I didn’t hear my mother’s voice on August 5. It’s been almost two years since her dementia diagnosis, so her memory is not what it used to be, not like it was when she would call and sing “happy birthday” to me whether … Continue reading On Birthdays {My New Normal}
{On Minding My Mother: “Give Me Just a Minute”}
Last month, while visiting with my mother, 92, we danced the dance we’ve adopted since her dementia diagnosis about two years ago. We change it up as appropriate, depending on how she's feeling and how I'm handling how she's feeling. Some days it's jazz like, where we make it up as we go along with … Continue reading {On Minding My Mother: “Give Me Just a Minute”}
On the Occasion of Mother’s 92nd Birthday
When my precious mother turned 80 in January 2002, my sisters and I hosted a lunch in her honor at the small church my parents had helped found in 1956. There was chicken spaghetti and cake, flowers and balloons, and lots of love for my mother. People told us how much she had meant to … Continue reading On the Occasion of Mother’s 92nd Birthday
