One of my favorite professors, Dr. Weber, said something really neat today. I'm not sure if she came up with this on her own or found it somewhere, but I think its noteworthy and original. She said, "Writing is the inking of your thinking."
So true.
Today, I'm thinking a lot about my mother - today is her birthday. Last Friday, I talked to Christian briefly in the car and told him that my mom's birthday would be Monday. He said that his brother's birthday is Monday, too. He then asked me what year she was born. :) Only an eight year old would come right out and ask that. So, I told him 1958. He then said she probably played Atari games. It amazes me daily the amount of unique knowledge this little eight year old knows and teaches me all the time.
Since he brought up Atari games, I had to look it up myself to see what all he was talking about. He reads Nintendo magazines monthly and seems to acquire quite a bit of information about the history of gaming many children would not seem to remember.
Anyway, back to my momma. When she was younger, her entire family called her Missy until one day she came home from school and decided she did not want to be called Missy anymore. Regardless, some (most) of her family still calls her Missy; which, she has grown to love. I often refer to her as Missy Lou... and she calls me Emmy Lou... its one of our mother-daughter things I'll always love. We primarily do it via email.
Words cannot express how blessed I am to have such a wonderful role model in my life. She works hard to be a respectful, loving wife... as well as a caring, patient daughter... and (of course) an encouraging, amazing mom. Growing up I can honestly say that our relationship was not close at all. I built walls that hindered our friendship from developing until after I left home and came to realize how much I need my mother. She's the first person I think about calling when I'm down and the automatic go-to person I call when I have some great news I want to share. I don't know (and have no desire to know) what my life would be like if we didn't have such a close relationship today.
Love you, Mom. Thank you for all you do.
Emily
Well, thank you dear Emmy Lou for honoring me in this blog! I am very thankful for the close relationship we have now and treasure the wonderful times we share. Although we were not close when you were younger, we're making up for it now. And, to think about it, how close are mothers and young/teenage daughters supposed to be? I'm thankful we've had the time to become close. Tell Christian that I did not play Atari games. I think I'm even older than they are!
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