Today, I celebrate my mother

It's my mother's birthday -- one of those milestone years that we share being exactly 25 years apart in age. It hasn't been an easy one for my mom to embrace, and I understand that given my own mixed-bag feelings about impending 40. It's also been a year full of loss and ache for her friends and mine, for people we both love. The place where my mom and I meet, even in our big gulp in facing a big birthday, is being here. Right here. On the phone. Five blocks away. In the kitchen together.

 

So today, I put aside the numbers and spotlight the woman who brought me into this world.

Teacher.

Writer.

Artist.

Calligrapher.

Naughty joke teller.

Fancy lady.

Reader.

Thinker.

Thank-you note writer.

Wife.

Math whiz.

Late-night reality show watcher.

Diet Coke devotee.

Mother.

 

Happy birthday, mama. You make this world a brighter place.

 

Comments

[sarah]

Happy Birthday, Mrs Ashley! What a great day for a birthday! :)

[2Jmama]

Sigh. Love your mom!! Give her a hug from us!

[Petrine Ashley]

Jessica - How lovely! I do love being your mom and I so appreciate this post. You mean so much to me and I love we share so much of our lives. I am embracing it. You will, too. Mommy