Where do I begin...

to my mother who is still singing

Mother’s Day is Sunday.

I recognize this can be a tough time. I’m sending love and hugs to you. I hope you feel your mother’s love and comfort all around you today, tomorrow, and the next.

with gratitude and love,

Julie

Mom, this will forever be my fav photo of us! Onward!

  Still Singing 
     To: Mom, Happy Mother's Day. 

Where do I begin…

Forty-Four years 
You’ve been my mother
What patience 
You have
Caring for five children and 
A dairy farm was
no walk in the park
One tough lady
You endured…

I see you, Mom 

You chose to sing
Rather than shout
You made the time to play… 
Ice skating on our pond,
mud pies in the yard, and
card games. 
You taught me how to 
bake, cook, drive a car,
balance a checkbook
and feed the calves
The list goes on and 

You kept singing…

Thank you for taking 
me to church every Sunday
For planting the seed. 
I get it now…troubles will
come…God is my anchor
through every storm. 

Thank you for trusting me 
In the kitchen while I baked 
oatmeal cookies. 
Remember
when I used 1 tablespoon of salt
instead of 1 teaspoon.
Thank you 
for not flying off the handle
You gave me space to create
And make mistakes  
Your even temper
What I’m grateful for most.
Rejoicing always 
In a song 
 
Your form of discipline— 
the threat of “the scapula” 
I laugh now…
Yet as a child, I didn’t want
to meet the scapula 
Only in the kitchen when 
Flipping pancakes. 
I love that we had those 
for dinner—
many nights. 

Thank you for giving me 
the country roads to run 
on alone
I needed that the most
And a pair of sneakers. 

You taught me self-reliance,
to love the Lord with all my
heart, mind, and soul, 
and to lighten up.

I see you, Mom. 
Thank you. 

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