My Hallmark moment
@sallypup (57809)
Centralia, Washington
March 24, 2018 6:56pm CST
I held the envelope with its card inside in the way I would hold a fragile egg. Mail for me from my Mom.
I am pretty positive that the sister that lives with Mom coached Mom into doing such a fine job on addressing the envelope. But... that handwriting. And not shaky. Handwriting that has been with me my entire life. Precious.
An Easter card from Mom. That simple gesture....A life time of memories behind it. For a few years Mom and I were more friends than Mom and daughter. We shared hiking paths and tea rooms and young plants growing up and of course cats. All that bubbled from a little envelope, there in the mail box, waiting for me.
Thanks, Mom! You got it right.... other times you've written the person's name and then put the wrong state on. But this time you wrote strong and true and right on. Thanks, Mom.
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@sallypup (57809)
• Centralia, Washington
28 Mar 18
@Hannihar I admire you your faith. I am not a Christian in the common way of thinking. I call this time of year a "season of renewal" because for me the days are warming and the earth is greening. The deeper, spiritual core calls to me to get out and participate, digging in the dirt and watching the plants begin to leaf.
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@celticeagle (158876)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Mar 18
How nice. Sounds like mom is doing well.
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@celticeagle (158876)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Mar 18
@sallypup ......Ah, bless her heart.
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@sallypup (57809)
• Centralia, Washington
25 Mar 18
@celticeagle She just keeps plugging along- though she is at the stage where she wants to go to her childhood home and thinks it is just down the block.
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@sallypup (57809)
• Centralia, Washington
25 Mar 18
@marlina I'm tidying/ down sizing/tossing and donating right now. This activity shuffles me right down memory lane. It also brings me smack against: throw this? Keep this? Drown myself in old cards and letters that have precious handwriting etc in them? Hard decisions being made here for sure.
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@DeborahDiane (40049)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 Mar 18
@sallypup - How wonderful. It is amazing how meaningful little things like that can be.
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@sallypup (57809)
• Centralia, Washington
27 Mar 18
@DeborahDiane This used to be a small thing but now its huge, remembering how to write an envelope so that its done right and the name and address itself etc.
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@DeborahDiane (40049)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 Mar 18
@sallypup - It is sad to realize how easily we can forget how to do such simple things as we get older.
@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
25 Mar 18
So sweet that all those memories and all that time can be wrapped up in an envelope and card.
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@sallypup (57809)
• Centralia, Washington
25 Mar 18
@GardenGerty Just seeing her hand writing brought back a life time of moments shared between us.
@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
25 Mar 18
so sweet.... i don't have a mom already but mine was great as well. and of course receiving something in the mail is different than receiving through computer.
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@sallypup (57809)
• Centralia, Washington
25 Mar 18
@Mavic123456 My Mom has dementia. She was able to remember to send me a card and that made it very special to me.
@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
25 Mar 18
@sallypup that makes everything special. i would surely have this hallmark moment ..i am so touched.
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@just4him (305792)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Mar 18
That's wonderful! I'm glad you have a treasure from her.
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
25 Mar 18
So glad you have all those memories with your mom! And glad she wrote so well
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@sallypup (57809)
• Centralia, Washington
25 Mar 18
Thanks @Corurtlynn. Mom will be 97 this coming November and her mind is not so with it as a few years ago. That made this card very precious to me.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
25 Mar 18
@sallypup oh wow! I give her extra points then being 97!
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@Deepizzaguy (94427)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Mar 18
A nice story that you have shared here.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
25 Mar 18
I made my own commercial in my head of this moment... priceless.
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@sallypup (57809)
• Centralia, Washington
25 Mar 18
@andriaperry I love your answer. I'm the baby of the family. Its hard to let go of Mommy.
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