A Mother Speaks

Eloquent words from a friend in this club that none of us ever wished to join.

Thank you Ceil, for sharing this so poignantly.

Ceil, Word Off 2011 Starlight Theatre, Terlingua, TX from sally martin on Vimeo.

5 Months

Five months ago today, baby boy, you came into this world and I was forever changed. I miss you like crazy.

We just returned from Maui and you should have been there with us, sweet boy. Everywhere I looked, there were parents and their young babes, or pregnant mamas, or papas holding their children...

We went on a whale watch tour and watched a mama whale push/carry her tired baby calf on her nose as they swam in the warm ocean waters, and I sobbed openly on the boat at the beauty of the mama and her babe. When the baby had rested sufficiently, mama whale then taught baby to breach and we sat there marveling as the two of them jumped in and out of the sea.

You were all over that island, my beautiful boy. It took my breath away, made me smile, made me laugh, made me cry, made me wail, made me jump for joy and brought me to my knees in despair.

I miss you so much.

I forever love you.