Posted on 08/16/2013 9:14:29 PM PDT by rlmorel
Lovely story and lovely Mom!
You were very fortunate.
very nice story. I’m a very ‘things happen for a reason’ kind of person. This seems to be one of those times...it was an amazing opportunity for your mother to reveal something about herself to you. Something maybe you were searching for but didn’t know how to go about it. (all subconsciously, of course...but I’m so hokey!)
Great story. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for sharing. My mom was like that too.
I love this story! How blessed you are to have such a mom! When I was in college, I broke a crystal goblet belonging to my aunt. She had inherited the set of goblets from her mother. The style was no longer made. It was irreplaceable. I froze in horror and then immediately began apologizing profusely. My aunt looked at me and said, “That goblet was just a thing. You are far more important to me than that thing!” I’ve never forgotten that moment, and in fact, was able to say that to my daughter when she totaled (and I mean totaled) one of our cars. As I ran to the ambulance to find her standing by the door, totally unscathed, her first words were, “Mom, I’m so sorry about the car.” Guess what my first words were to her. “Baby, it’s just a thing. You are so much more important to me than any thing!” What a gift my aunt gave me, and I was able to pass it on.
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