After Daddy left Mama and us kids, Mama had no choice but to get a license, somehow obtain a beat up old car and get a job. She had a focused purpose. That purpose was to provide for and raise those of her brood of seven kids that were still at home. She was focused on her purpose and she sacrificed her own needs and desires to make it happen. When she wasn’t at work, she was home with us kids. Because of her choices, we lived a peaceful, secure and fairly drama free life in our single parent family.
I think that once we were grown and out of the nest and Mama retired, she lost her sense of purpose and never found a new one.
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It's a beautiful post, Elizabeth...connecting your wonderful mama's life to the importance of "finding joy along the way."
ReplyDeleteThank you, Evelyn!
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