Hello Modder, Hello Fadder...

Mothers Day is here again. I can’t help but look back at all that my mother experienced with us this past year. Mom was the mother of the bride twice this year and attended both of our wedding celebrations. Each so different and yet, each matching our character. Mom guided us through significant life changes while accepting Teresa and I for who we were and what we needed. Teresa’s wedding was so Teresa and mine was so me. Mom’s belief in individuality causes one to see that I  am a self proclaimed “meat and potatoes girl” and Teresa a vegetarian. Is it possible that when you look at the Witkowski side of the family you see one daughter’s mirror image, and at the same time the other is a clone of the Lamberts? How special is it that I can take my mom to San Francisco to watch the World Series parade along with 1 million other crazy people. Then at the same time Teresa can take Mom to go off road camping in the desert. To have meaningful relationships with two daughters that are so different is remarkable. Even more so, is that despite not looking the same, acting the same, or sharing similar beliefs, there is a foundation in both daughters that is a piece of her. The idea that family is indispensable, as is respect and work ethic. She taught us both about the importance of education. When we came to mom with ways of life that were not the norm, she accepted yurts, house boats and grand-dogs as though they were white picket fenced homes and grandchildren.  You want to talk about leaving a legacy for your children; look at what my Mom Jane has done allowing us “to be who I am”.