I hang up the phone and brush away a tear that is slipping
down my cheek. So many miles
between us and still she knows just what to say. My husband and I live half way around the world from our
families in what can seem like a lifetime away sometimes. Our life journey has taken us to live
in Asia for the last 10+ years although our families of origin live in the
Midwest. We travel back and forth
to visit and connect and we try to pack in as much “living” as we can and make
as many memories as we can in the short stints back to our home country to see our families but the
time has inevitably brought distance in our relationships and yet one call home
and I can feel just as “known” as I did during those late night talks when I was a teenager.
Somehow my mom
has an ability to “read my heart” and understand what I’m saying and what I’m
not saying. She has this tremendous ability to listen with her ears, her mind
AND her heart all at the same time.
This gift of listening and KNOWING my heart after all of these years and
after all of these days of living apart from one another has truly been a gift
to me. It’s created a desire to be that kind of a wife, friend, sister and mom
to my own children and it’s created a desire to see past what someone says or
how they say it to what their heart is really saying or attempting to
communicate. I am so
grateful for this opportunity to say thank you to my mom on Mother’s day for
her value in hearing and understanding my heart. Thank you Mom on this 2012 Mother’s Day.
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