For some people, Mother’s Day can be painful…a reminder of loss…a time of grieving for being motherless…a holiday some choose to ignore because it is wrapped with sadness.
For others it has grown into a time of reflection and of honoring or celebrating a life that was lived…by baking a special recipe (as I did, using my mother’s banana bread recipe) or playing (or singing) a mother’s favorite tune…or doing any number of things that are a special reminder of Mom.
It takes time to adjust to life without a mother.
It takes time to go from grieving to honoring.
Perhaps for some, this year won’t be as painful as last year’s Mother’s Day.
How will you choose to spend the day?

Melanie Hack
Author of Who Killed My Sister, My Friend
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