Mother’s Day is fast approaching. This year will be our first without Mom. I am having a hard time defining myself as an adult without a mother. It seems unreal, and I don’t know how to behave. Others have traveled this path before us and have found a way to come to terms with a life without their parents, especially at the holidays which remind us all so much of our loss.
I have decided to honor my mother’s memory this year by planting a Forget-Me-Not in my garden. Each time I see it, I can think of the mother of my childhood and of the day long ago when she planted the same flower in her garden-a gift from me. I can think of all the gifts she gave me over the years and of the mother she became in later life. I can remember her as she was.
We are hoping that you all will share the ways you have remembered your mother since she passed away, or the special ways you spend the day with her if your mother is still with you. Please feel free to post your comments below. We are so looking forward to hearing from you.
