This is my mom. I love this picture of her. She's a real beauty. It was taken when she was around twenty five years old. The baby in her arms is my sister Jo and the cute little girl standing next to her is yours truly. She is the first of the Renaissance Women I have been graced to have in my life and she is the primary. I am who I am today because of her (and of course my dad) and I have dedicated this blog/journal to her.
My mom’s name is Crystal which means, clear and sparkling. As I think about it, I think it does describe her. When she is in the midst of her family with her kids around her, she sparkles. She loves having ‘her babies’ around her. Actually she loves having babies around her period. Her babies, her grandbabies, the babies at church, the babies in the neighborhood - anybody’s babies and they all love being around “Miss Chris”. I was amused the other day when I called home (she lives in Michigan and I live in Texas) and heard all of this screeching and yelling in the background. When I asked who it was she told me it was the kids from across the street playing kickball in the side yard. Our house (the one I grew up in) is the biggest on the block and also has this wonderful side yard (as opposed to a back one) which is big enough to play a rousing game of kickball in it. My parents never fenced it, allowing instead for it to be open for us to play on. It not only drew every kid on the block, but kept us under their watchful eyes. Even now, with all of us out of the house, the yard is never empty and both she and my dad like it that way.
I’ll be blogging from time to time about my mom and the other Renaissance Women (and men ) in my life and how their love, affection and support has woven into the tapestry of my life, but I wanted to start with my mom because she is the foundation. She is the one I have patterned myself after on both an consciously and unconsciously level. Perfect? No, but who is? But I know she loves me dearly as I love her. She’s been a good example to follow. I am blessed to have her in my life.
I’d love to hear about the primary Renaissance Women in your life. Tell me about her.
What a beautiful post. I love the picture of you, your sister and your mother. Don't you just love old pictures that take you back to a time when life was really good? Thanks for sharing your mother with us.
ReplyDeleteI do love old pictures and there will be many more to come. Thanks for coming over to visit and for being an example of a positive voice in the cyber community.
ReplyDeleteNo fair making me tear up when I read the posts about your parents! Both pics - your mom, your sister and you so very happy and truly "sparkling", and your dad with that joke-teller grin are so very precious.
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by. God has blessed me with great parents who are dear, dear people.
ReplyDeleteCassandra, today is your birthday and I have just come from that post to see this most beautiful photograph of a pretty young lady and her two adorable angels! How lovely to have had such a role model in your life. You both must be so proud of one another. Happy Birthday, to you!
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She's a good mom. I have been lucky to have her as mine. Thank you Poppy for your sweet words and birthday wishes.
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