Letter to my Babybean Jenny

WOW you've grown up so fast and now you are getting married. Can you believe it????The only advice I have for you is ... don't take any shit from him. If you decide to have children, I KNOW you will be a phenomenal mother. No one gives you an owner's manual to any of this shit, so when in doubt, go with your gut and wing it. Know that I love you, always forever, near or far, closer together.

Family

You were born with only one family. You can't change them and should embrace them for who they are. They are who they are and are meant to be in our lives to mold us to who we are. If I am to face a tough crisis down the road, then a harsh parent growing up perhaps was a way to toughen me up and help me face it. I found out today that blood IS thicker than water and when you can strip old matters and get down to the heart of the crisis, everything in the world is right.

Try to remember that the next time you have a fight with your brother or sister. Love each other!

Much peace and love to you all.

Mama

For Kay on her wedding day

Dearest Kayla,

I wonder, sometimes, if this letter is going to be necessary. You don't strike me as the "marrying" type. One or two glimpses into your future included a simplistic drawing of your wedding dress. If anything I can see you eloping.

However you want it honey, or not, would be fine with me. If I am still with you, I hope that he (she)makes you so very happy and that I will be there with you, at least in spirit, to help guide you in the "or for worse" times. May you be blessed with as many babies as you want.

Love Mom

Wouldn't that be FUN?

When Kay and Jen were about 12 and 9, Victor and I took them on a two week road trip from South Carolina to Oklahoma and back. We spent about a day in hot tourist spots along the way including New Orleans, NASA, Oklahoma Federal Building bombing site, Graceland and more. It was out of this trip that my first archival scrapbook was made. It was a trip I will never forget.

Right now I have an overwhelming need to take all four for my children on a similiar type of journey. Together as a family, I would love to have the use of an RV and travel from here to California, go north and then travel back to the east coast.

Wouldn't that be fun?

Dear MacKenzie

This is a note for the future. The future where you have are just finishing middle school and about to journey into high school. Wow my last baby to enter high school. Look at all you have done to get to this point. I hope your time at middle school wasn't too hard. I know it was a bit hard for Kayla. I think, though, that your personality is more like Jenny's and that you handled the drama just fine.

Anyway, much love and peace to you my darling daughter.

Mommy

Mother's day 2007

I was talking to my mother the other day and she gently prodded her advice on me that it is important for me to leave my children notes NOW for later events. She's right and I love the idea. My hand writing sucks because of all the drugs I have to take so I decided I'll write them letters and whatnot through this blog.

Letters With Love