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The Stitching Together of Motherhood
We are all stitched together and often if we look closely, we can see how connected we all are.
I started a doctoral program 15 months ago. One assignment I had to complete was to take three items from my house and summarize them and then synthesize them, this was one of the odder and non-traditional assignments, but it was an enjoyable break from looking up peer-reviewed journal articles. Summarizations and synthesis are part of creating an excellent dissertation — the end result of my doctoral program.
I was amazed as I pulled the three random items and thought about each one how each of these brought me to think about something special in my home. Each related to an adventure we had been on, or touching moment, or a person and how it all linked back to relationships. Relationships with my daughters, with my husband and with family.
Relationships, the stitching together is what makes life the most worthy.
There are no carefree days in being a mom, there are great rewards, the hugs, and kisses from little hands and faces, but easy does not adequately describe this role of my life. But…
