Talking To Mother… (Posted: 7/13/08)

I just got off of the phone with my mother a little over an hour ago. I caught her up on what all is going on with the house and with my promotion at work. She and my father had just returned from a vacation trip to Pigeon Forge with my younger brother and his family. I am sure that they had a good time. I wish I could have gone with them. I suppose that this is one of the hard things about living several states away from your family.

Despite being cut off several times during the course of the conversation, my mom and I had a good talk. I miss her so much. Ideally, things would be different and I could live nearby (like my younger brother and his family). However, try as I might, I guess that my life is what it is. I have to accept the fact that my life has taken me rather far from “home”. If anything, I am grateful that my parents gave me the strength to “stand on my own two feet” and deal with what all comes my way in life. I like to think that I gained my strength from my father….my huge heart from my mother….and my sense of humor from both of them. Put it all together….and I am one lucky person. The older that I get….the more I realize just how much they have both taught me…..the more of THEM that I see in MYSELF.

Before I moved to Texas, my mom filled out several recipe cards for me. Each card contained a recipe that my mom used to make as I grew up. I just sent my mom the titles of all of those recipes. With it, I asked her to start emailing me recipes each week or month or so. She has no idea how much I cherish those recipes from home.

I will blog more this week….especially if I find out when we are closing on the home here. More later…..