Circle of Life
My girls and Mom many moons ago Many years ago, a very wise person told me to cherish the days of my young motherhood, for, she said, they will go by in a flash. Sure enough, here I am four daughters and soon-to-be nine grandchildren later! Where has the time gone? Holding my grandchildren always reminds me of being a young mother. I loved mothering! Being a stay at home mom during the 80's and 90's was like swimming up stream. Women's Lib was raging around me, but I didn't care. I was so grateful to be home with my girls, to be the parent on the street that everyone could come to, to be the mom who drove everyone to school events and to be the mom who would stop everything to hold a hand, wipe a tear or make a cup of tea. My own dear Mom once said, "Any child within arm reach is mine until they go." I had thought her a bit crazy at the time, but after rearing my own girls along with hundreds of others who happened by for a day, a week, a m