November 3rd is my Mom’s Birthday.\u00a0 We almost always celebrated it with her.\u00a0 She did the cooking for the dinner, and we did the desert–sometimes homemade ice cream.\u00a0 Sometimes a big cake with cream instead of frosting.\u00a0 Sometimes both.<\/p>\n
My Mom died on Halloween morning.\u00a0 I was in Canada and could not get home in time.\u00a0 Seems the border guard wanted his dinner on time.\u00a0 A semi with a heavy cargo cleared just ahead of us and it took a full 20 minutes to do the paper work.\u00a0 So, even though we had no one behind us…\u00a0 And even though it was more than 300 miles to the next border crossing… And even though the nearest town where we could get lodging was 150 miles away…\u00a0 And even though we would have cleared in less than 5 minutes–that crossing guard told us to get lost and to come back in the morning, he was going home to get his dinner before it got cold.<\/p>\n
So we drove all night to the crossing that was open 24 hours a day.\u00a0 Crossed in 3 minutes.\u00a0 And I did not get to say goodbye to my mother.<\/p>\n
Sometimes I like to sit quietly and think about what she taught me.\u00a0 Things that have enable me to be an independent person, seeking my own destiny and supporting myself with genealogy knowledge and experience that she and my father encouraged.<\/p>\n
Sundays are quiet times in my life–church services, choir practice, and visiting with my children and their families.\u00a0 Some service projects.\u00a0 And a lot of reading–a love of books and a love of learning which I discovered under the tutorship of my Mom.\u00a0 Your favorite genealogist, Arlene Eakle<\/p>\n
PS\u00a0 Isn’t this family history?\u00a0 Recalling what is right about your life and where and how you discovered the enjoyment of quiet and peaceful things?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
November 3rd is my Mom’s Birthday.\u00a0 We almost always celebrated it with her.\u00a0 She did the cooking for the dinner, and we did the desert–sometimes homemade ice cream.\u00a0 Sometimes a big cake with cream instead of frosting.\u00a0 Sometimes both. My … Continue reading