My mom and I were talking yesterday and comparing notes. Both of us are going through a transition right now. She's having to give up some space and share her home. I'm having to give up my home and reduce my space to a single bedroom. What we found funny is that both of our friends come up and ask, "how are you doing with all this? How's it living with someone?" They're really concerned about our relationship and having to live in the same house with your mom/daughter. Of all the transition hurdles we're facing, that's not even on the list. The space, the clutter, the moving...all that is on the list. Our relationship is the joy of this whole process.
As I looked back on my mom's life, she is a woman of relationships. Her motto has always been to collect people. People are in your life for a reason. Maybe it's to encourage you. Maybe it's to challenge you. Maybe it's to walk this journey of life with you. That's been her life. She had a great relationship with her grandma. A good relationship with her mom later in life. She had a fantastic relationship with me and Zoe.
Of all the stuff going on, we are still good. I couldn't help but say a little prayer of thanks for that.
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