A new day

Today was a new day.

Today I made a memory with my Mom..A memory that I will never forget.

...On this very hot August day, my Mom and I laughed and shared joy. Something so simple as us and the kids outside playing with the water hose, spraying each other until we were all soaked to the bone. And even in that moment of us running around and laughing...I felt my heart clenching..knowing what was taking place- a change in our relationship, a softening in our hearts.

Now I know this may sound so silly or dramatic...I mean, we were just playing outside with a water hose...but - I cannot tell you the last time I laughed and bonded with my Mom. The last time I felt close to her...but today in that moment...I felt something happen in our relationship that my childlike heart has longed for -for a very, very long time.