Mother's Day

At some point during the next few days you may hear

  (find yourself humming along?)

 "M is for the many things... " as all around us

the annual phenomenon known as Mother's Day 

kicks into high gear.

(Yes, I did send cards.  Yes, I do send greetings. Yes, we'll stop in on Sunday.)

Unfortunately, this weekend M also means moving for Naphtali and Aidan.

We're making the run to the northlands to help/pack/load/move. 

Not your traditional Hallmark Mother's Day,

 but an opportunity to be available - to do what we can.

Mothering is a never-ending quest - a daunting job comprised of a
thousand delicate maneuvers each day.

Some accept that quest with fervor and grace -
and we marvel at them.

Others manage as best they can - and we pull for them.

Some lose sight of its fragile complexity in the day-to-day slog.

Others... 

Well, there are always others - they inspire, they challenge, they help, they...  

They do what needs to be done - they are mothers, after all.

Happy Mother's Day

To you and your's