Honor Thy Mother

“A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.” Unknown

We moved into our newly built home in August 1998, too late for my wife to start her soon to be annual tradition of planting flowers in clay pots and bowls given to her by her mom. However, the following year, I came home one May afternoon to find them setting our on our front porch, beautiful and bright.

It’s been like that every Mother’s Day, even after Helen passed away at the end of October 2002. If I could say anything about this tradition, my wife has honored her mother in ways I could only wish I had — but didn’t.

I don’t mind saying, she is a good daughter.