Words from the Heart

  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...

Back in May, I began an event on Facebook - Changing the World with Waves of Loving-Kindness .  My thoughts were, that if we do just one act of loving-kindness a day, the ripple effect of it will change the world.   Since I have been busy with that, I have neglected my blog, here.  But, today, I have decided that my act of loving-kindness would be to tell those I love - whether near or far - thank you for being in my life!  What better mode of communication to you all, than my blog?! When I first thought of doing this event, I wondered if I could actually come up with examples of how the ripple effect works.  Silly me!  Creator led me to this wonderful video that shows exactly what I was thinking about. I love this story, because it reminds me of the hundreds of kindnesses done to me over many, many years (more than half a century, now!).  I have done my best to live by the example of those who have blessed me - giving what I can, when I...