My Birth?

Folks, one of my friends asked her Mom to detail the facts of when..where...how she was born. Do you know if you were a C section or natural? How long was labor? Who was in the delivery room? There are so many details to ask. Get on this right away. Ask your Mom to let you know all about it. I bet it is still fresh in her mind.

How to Honor Mom's memories

A good friend saw an article in a magazine and passed on to me some advice. She said to have my Mom write a memory each day on a card for a year. I did just that. I bought a beautiful box, filled it with pretty blank cards and had Mom (my Aunt Betty and Niece Tiffany helped) write memories. stories, fun things down. She did not quite get 365 but there are about 100 priceless memories. Now, each day as I miss her I can take out a card and spend a few moments with her memories and celebrate her amazing life and adventures. I will record a few of them on this blog as we go along but what are you waiting for...get out and start the writing! By the way, Mom's, that box makes a wonderful and once in a lifetime gift for Christmas or Birthdays.

Things I wish I had asked My Mom

I has been a bit over a year since I lost my Mom to lung cancer. As the months roll by I miss her and am glad she is not suffering. But, each day I think of a question I wish I could ask her. They range from easy questions about who is in a photo, dates, or who married who to deeper questions about life, love, death, fear and hope.

So, I started this blog to give others a chance to ask those questions and send me some of the responses and to encourage all to ask their Mom while she is here. The questions, by the way, are not limited to Moms...Dad's are in this too.

I will post some good questions each week and see what pops up.
The first question, I do have an answer for.
"What is your greatest joy in life?" Mom left my brother and I a tape in which she detailed some special requests after her passing. In that tape she said, "the greatest days in my life were the days you and Mark were born and the day I married your Father." You two were the greatest joys in my life." My Mom loved being a Mom. We did not make it easy for her to love that role...but we did make it exciting. I would think that Mom also had other joys. I wish I knew what kinds of days (full of energy or relaxing) were filled with joy for her. I knew the kinds of movies and food she liked and that she loved the feel of fresh pressed cool cotton sheets. But, what else gave her joy?
I was siting out watching the clouds roll by and thought how amazingly joy filled I feel when the sky is full of big puffy clouds and I have no pressing tasks. It is even better if I am relaxing after a day of good work...out on the deck watching sme beautifl clouds roll across a bright blue sky.

OK, here is your task. Ask your Mom these questions and make sure you record the answers for other loved ones.
1. What is one thing that you thought really mattered but really doesn't?
2. What is the best meal you ever had?
3. What advice would you give your teenage self?