mom

Her
Sweet smile
Beautiful heart
Stubborn mind
Gentle eyes
That grin!
How she giggles every time I scratch her head as I ready her for sleep
Or beams when someone visits
Laughing at the dog's silliness
Her sweet-tooth never failing
Determination in every hindered movement
That chair so confining, yet freeing
The wheels that move for the body that doesn’t
The frustration that must be, yet in she goes
Every. Single. Time.
Enduring Pain and Hard
tears dripping
encouragement...reminders...*smile*
and onward she goes
The memories so fleeting, yet oh the stories she tells
childhood
teens
marriage
children
The important things never forgotten
(even if buried deep)
The hugs always ready
The hands trembling, yet reaching, reaching, reaching
Always ready to help
Always ready to do
In the moments she can’t, letting others who can
(perhaps grudgingly at times, yet still she allows)
The search for conversation
The joy over-spilling
LIFE
Never unimportant
Never insignificant
It shines bright in her eyes
She may seem weak
Her strength of will is Mighty!
Her quiet faithfulness shouts
even in her whispers
Words describe, but not define
Look deep, you’ll see
She is
So.
Much.
MORE.

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kara