12/29/2025
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29th day of 30 Days of Kindness…SHARE A POSITIVE MEMORY WITH SOMEONE YOU MISS.
I share a memory of you today, Mom,
because missing you has a rhythm of its own.
I miss your laugh most of all—
how it filled a room and made everything feel lighter.
I miss the way you baked and cooked with love,
how your kitchen felt like safety itself.
Your words of wisdom still visit me,
and your stories of growing up live quietly in my heart.
At Christmas, I return to Lissington Drive,
where your house glowed with warmth and belonging.
Edith, my Mom, you poured passion into everything you touched—
your dogs, your cats, your African violets,
your garden that bloomed because you believed in it.
You loved deeply: Monica, Sonya, Harry, and me,
each of us held in your heart in our own sacred way.
You taught me to care about what goes into our bodies,
to read labels, to research, to choose safely—
your love even lived in the details.
And somehow, you made me feel special,
trusted me with secrets only you and I would ever know.
Thank you for being the one I could talk to about absolutely anything.
No judgment. No fear. Just love.
You saw me, heard me, and held space for all of me.
I miss you, Mom.
And I carry you with me—in my heart,
in my choices,
and in the love I give to this world.
And Mom know one could have made a girl more happy than the day you surprised me with my white bedroom furniture. I can feel the feeling of that day. The way I hugged you and the tears in your eyes.