Saturday, February 22, 2014

Day 51 ~ A Mom Moment

Day 51 ~ A Mom Moment

Feb 20, 2014

My first: I connected with a mother sending her little girls off to school.

Is a spontaneous “first” legitimate as a “first”? Well, this one is! I can’t NOT consider it as such because of how it moved me.

I was on my way to work and driving past the elementary school, Roosevelt. I spotted this young and beautiful African American mom walking her two little girls to the street corner and then watching as they crossed. She waved to them enthusiastically and starting blowing them kisses one right after the other. My smile at what I witnessed could not be contained. I could feel it lighting up my whole being.  She saw that I noticed her and then, in that wonderful moment, I saw my smile returned to me on her face. We gazed and smiled for moments and then went on our way. I was in tears, remembering those long ago days of being a young mom and the precious moments of loving my children.  

The “firsts” that I have posted have been funny, sad, educational (for me), scary, etc. But this one moved me beyond any other thus far. I guess the “mom” in me never goes away.


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