It is funny how life turns out, surprises me with
little things that constantly make me smile and if I’m open puts me in the path
of people I need to meet. I encourage
you to go back and read Between Me and You Part I as it will give you the
history to this story.
For mother’s day this past year or heck maybe it was 2011,
I can’t remember, my sister and I gave my mom the Between Me and You-Mom
journal. This journal is broken out into
several sections and asks questions about:
·
When You Were a Kid
·
Your Youth
·
My Dad
·
What About Me
·
You, Now
·
Other Stuff
The journal was a way for
my mom to document our lives together and a keepsake I will always have long
after she is gone and hopefully be able to pass down to my children someday.
This year for Christmas my mom gave the jfilled in ournals back
to my sister and me. I couldn’t wait to
read the journal but I knew I would have to be alone because I was guaranteed
to cry. During my Christmas vacation I
snuggled up in one of my favorite chairs and started to read. It was so AMAZING! I learned things about my mom I never knew. I
learned things about her and my father, her family and her dreams for the
future. I learned about sadness and joy
that surround my birth that I had never heard about. My mom wrote,
“The day we brought you
home was filled with people coming and going all day and evening long. I was
there all day except for leaving to go out to the farm to see Grandma
Braley. Grandpa passed away that
afternoon. A friend from Tangelwood
church wrote in a card that, “You were the rosebud and he was the rose that
withered.” “
I learned more about her dreams for me,
regrets she had in her life and she gave me a ton a great advice through her
favorite quotes. She wrote:
“Instead of advice I will
share some of my favorite quotes and Bible verses that can serve as advice.” Click here to read my mom’s favorite quotes
and verses. I wrote a separate post
because they were too good to keep to myself!
After reading the journal I texted my sister to see if
she had read her journal. Of course she
hadn’t. She had stuck in her nightstand drawer and forgot about it. Here is our conversation about the journal:
Me: Have u read your journal from mom?
Cortney:
No. why? Is it good? I figured I would cry so I haven’t yet!
Me:
It’s good…and yes I cried!
Cortney: I
figured…I may start reading it tonight then.
Jump head a few
hours later
Cortney:
Love that Nanna was awarded the “spirit stick!”
Me: I
know…right!
Cortney: I
just laughed out loud that mom and dad double-dated with Owen and Hope. These
books are great! I need to get one to fill out for Jos while I can still
remember stuff…haJ
Me: I
know. U can order them off amazon.
My gift for this day was to my friend Winston, who created
and publishes the Between Me and You Journals.
I love that I can call him my friend.
Two year ago we were strangers and now we meet for breakfast almost
every month. On this day, I paid for his breakfast. It was a thank you for
accepting that first request to meet with someone he didn’t know. Thanks
Winston!
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