Dear Mom,

So today is Mother’s Day and I asked myself, “What do I recall?”  I remember you always being there through the winter, spring, summer and fall.  In the winter we built my first snowman.  We made snow angels side by side.  We even shared my first sleigh ride.  When the snow melted away and spring was in the air you took me to more places where we could share.  I remember the first time you took me to the zoo and swore up and down that elephant remembered you.  I cherish the days at the table in the yard.  The time went by so fast for me as I was always protected yet still felt so free.  I sometimes think of the excitement I felt when your mom came to our house.  I could feel her love before I opened the door.  Maybe I was happy to see that you had someone so special just as I had.  I can still see the buds and the flowers that bloomed on those trees that we planted on that rainy afternoon.  I can still smell the summers the oceans and sand as we walked along the beaches and collected shells, stones and washed glass.  The vision of us attempting to build a hut on the beach as the winds fought against us and the sands pierced my face.  I laugh at the thought of my little sister so mad at the police for pulling us over for speeding on the way to the beach.  I still can hear your voice by the campfire at night as we all sang together the world seemed so right.  I can still recollect you taking us shopping for school as we hid in the racks and ran through the aisles.  Even the first day you put me in line and the first girl I would love I stood there behind.  I can still see you there with my Cub Scout pack anxious to share all your arts and crafts.  The color and smells of every fabulous fall we experienced at the wild life refuges, the parks and the dunes.  I can still feel the joy of every birthday balloon.  The ice cream and cakes and the candy and games will always be part of the magic we shared and a constant reminder of how much you cared.  I remember the night when that first girl broke my heart and the ride that we took to my special rock.  Every holiday I remember from Christmas to Thanksgiving Day.  I even still feel the love that I felt when I made every gift for your Mother’s Days.  You would never leave me.  I had to let you know you could go.  We were there together on that last Christmas Eve.  I stood by your bedside so hard to let go but I knew you were staying here only for me and my last Christmas wish was for you to be free.  So I said to you not in words but in thoughts that I’d always remember the things I was taught.  You had to ascend and take your next steps.  No fear and no worries I’d take care of the rest.  All that I asked was one thing for my kids.  Just wait until after Christmas and that’s exactly what you did.  It was January 1^st when you left from this earth and ended our journey which started with my birth.  Although I thought I would be here alone you sent signs and messages through “a kind of” spiritual phone.  You let me know that you were more than okay and that I’m never alone.   With tears in my eyes I celebrate our love.  It’s the love of a mother that celebrates her son.

Happy Mother’s Day

Love’s Everlasting,

Yours Truly, Your Son