May has been a triply special month for my Mom. Right around Mothers' Day is Nurses Day and Nurses Week.
Mom was particularly fond of a Johnson and Johnson commercial saluting nurses with the song lyrics, "They dare to care." She intently focused on the TV whenever it appeared.
Later in the month is her birthday on May 26. Back in 2014, it was on Memorial Day observed. We invited family over for a meal to celebrate. My cousin Ava came, and it was right before she turned 1. She had fun playing with the stacked wire baskets we had in the kitchen and even at the piano. I also recall that present were Grandma Dottie, Aunt Terri, Uncle Mark, Uncle Bernie, and Uncle Brian, along with Mom, Dad, and Eric.
We stayed inside to enjoy each other's company as rain fell. The end of the meal brought a cherry pie, Mom's favorite dessert, and the Whole Foods cherry pie is among her favorite places for cherry pie. Somehow I have this idea in my head that we had White Fence Farm Chicken for our main meal, although Dad also fired up the grill, and there was something like smoke that arose from the cover when the rain fell on it. So much great food was cooked on that grill, especially burgers, for which Dad added his special touch, and that gives me extra reason to celebrate on National Burger Day.
Back on that day, while my memory is a bit foggy, I feel like some of us played a card game later in the evening to continue enjoying each other's company in merriment.
Indeed, May brought many reasons to celebrate, and these are among many reasons I celebrate you all the time. You are at the center of a celebration that shall persist, for you shall not fade into the background, but remain deep in my heart as that dearly beloved place.
We remain connected: All my relations.
With gladness and gratitude,
Joyful, joyful, I adore the Lord in thanksgiving for you.
Paul
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