Across the Miles

Sitting here on the couch, I’m trying to think about what to write.

Joy seems like a fitting topic...

Tomorrow is Easter and there is much to celebrate...

Jesus is risen

He is risen, indeed

Family coming together around the table

Don, Cara, Brennan, Eliza, Jordany, me, Mom, Dad, Elaine, Rob, Jenny, Ruby, Lola and Phoebe

We will miss having Baker, Christian, Kyle, Percy and Hayes, but even across the miles, I can feel their presence ... I smile

The love I feel for my family, each and every one mentioned above, is boundless. I get butterflies in my stomach thinking about having so many of my loved ones in my home.

I am full of gratitude for the gift of communing with family and creating a touch point, a reminder, that we are gifts to one another.

Being a parent has transformed my heart. With most of the kids grown, we have to carve out time to be together. We need to be intentional.

In in the last few years, my role as Mom has had a cosmic shift...a natural one, expected and hoped for...I used to have a say when all of my chicks were under one roof...I still do have a ”say” in their lives...it’s different though.

I know what I’m thinking but it’s hard to articulate it...the role shift...loss of control, so to speak

Being together is more important than ever and I don’t ever want to miss a chance to be in the company of one another.

Suffice to say that being a mom is my greatest joy...no matter the age of the kids or where they live.

Each lives in my heart and when they’re in my heart, we are always together.