2/365

More than once in my life I have heard the saying "we are all a thread in the tapestry of life". Today I have put a lot of thought in this. Some threads are bold, strong, leaving a distinct impression while others are just a thin pastel thread used to accent another.

I have been wondering what type of thread I truly am. One would hope that you would be the thread that was strong, binding, bold, uniquely like no other.

I can't truly say what thread I am "yet" but I would like to share with you a thread that I DO know or rather have seen in this tapestry of life.

Her name, "The Duchess" as my Papa called her. She is a binding thread that has held together generations of family, has passed through this life leaving a lasting impression on most that she has met. She is strong, enduring, timeless and uniquely made. This unique, colorful, binding thread is my Mama Linda, a Granna, a sister, mother, friend, and so much more. I'm truly honored to know her and have her in my life. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't find myself thinking "what would Mama think", "how would Mama deal with...", "what would Mama say". This isn't because I'm weak and don't have a mind of my own but more because I have seen her time and time again deal with even the hardest things in life (my Papa passing away, my sisters and my arguments, small town cruelty's, family dramas" ALL with an enduring grace that is resounds loudly and strongly. When I think about life as a tapestry my Mama would be one of the "fates" called "truth".

She is strong, enduring, graceful, loving and bears truth along with a wit like no one else I have ever met in this life.

I write all this on day two to say this... if Life is a tapestry and we are each a single thread then I HOPE one day I can be a mother who is binding, bright, shows through, unique, strong, lasting and much more. If I have to aspire to BE like someone I can think of no one better than my Mama Linda who "chose" to be my mother and still is....