Sunday, August 31, 2008

The Love of a Mother

The other day a package came in the mail from my mom. She usually sends packages to the kids every few weeks, but this one was addressed to me.

I opened it up to discover my birthday present. An apron made in the style of an apron my mom wears that was her mother's.

I put it on immediately and stood in the front of the mirror, with my hands in the side pockets.

Then I reached into the middle pocket and pulled out a heart-shaped piece of paper that said...

I Love You !!

I immediately broke into the hugest smile... My mom loves me!

And I realized that I was feeling like my kids do when they feel my love. I realized that I am still my mother's child, and that she is still her mother's child.

And the gift that symbolizes this, of all things, is an apron. A very beautiful apron.




Thank you, mom!

I love you, too.

10 comments:

  1. MelissaAug 31, 2008, 4:03:00 PM

    That's so sweet!

    Happy Birthday!

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  2. AnonymousAug 31, 2008, 4:12:00 PM

    That is the sweetest thing!

    I would never, never receive such a thing. You are a very fortunate daughter. I hope I remember this post and do such things (which I always longed for while living overseas) for my own daughters. In fact, I've got a package to send to Iris sometime this week (full of Halloween decorations)!

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  3. Mrs. G.Aug 31, 2008, 4:58:00 PM

    Happy Birthday! You look pretty sweet that apron. Yay for moms.

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  4. Jodi AndersonAug 31, 2008, 6:03:00 PM

    I love the apron. I want/NEED one so badly, and this style is perfect. How lovely.

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  5. AnonymousAug 31, 2008, 8:32:00 PM

    I am honored that our love is
    celebrated in your blog - the
    love grows on ....xxxxx's mom

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  6. PAPATVAug 31, 2008, 9:22:00 PM

    okay, your mom is awesome. my mom used to write us notes and leave them in our bags, lunches, wherever...she always wrote beatiful sayings...and i vowed after she passed, i would continue this practice with the people i love in life...

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  7. BarbaraSep 1, 2008, 8:17:00 AM

    What a heartwarming story! It's such a wonderful reminder of the way that mama love goes on and on and on.

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  8. HeatherSep 1, 2008, 9:51:00 AM

    That's such a beautiful thing for your mom to do! I made aprons for the girls in my family for Christmas but my own little girl was still too small . . . now she's at the ripe age of 2 years and I'm thinking about breaking out the sewing machine again. Mom and me aprons . . . so cheesy and so sweet:)

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  9. Angie McCullaghSep 1, 2008, 8:54:00 PM

    The look on your face is priceless.

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  10. followthatdogSep 2, 2008, 12:56:00 PM

    that is so wonderful. And the note tucked away as an added bit of love is wonderful. Thanks for sharing that, I love this kind of story.

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