Today, June 20 is my Mom’s birthday. She’s…well, let’s just say that when you look at her, you won’t believe she has a daughter that’s 39 (which is me)!! She looks great!!! And a quick Happy Birthday shout-out to her twin sister, my Aunt Sharon!
My mom and I have had the typical relationship that you’d find with most mothers & daughters; the kind where we didn’t always agree or didn’t quite see eye-to-eye on everything. But the one thing I’ve learned as I’ve gotten older…I’m a lot more like her than I’ll probably ever want to admit! 🙂
I can say that I owe my music ability to my mom. I tried the sports thing, which would’ve been pleasing to my dad, but I let my sister handle the athletic ability in the family. I have a picture of my mom & me sitting at a piano in my grandmother’s house. I’m not sure of my age in the picture, but I would guess I was age 4 or 5. My mom started me out with piano lessons from the 1st grade and I took them through my 6th grade year. In 6th grade, I joined the band and have been forever known as the band nerd. Music has been a part of my life ever since then and that all came from my mom.
She is the most talented pianist that I have ever seen or heard! She used to partner with us during my band years for the solo portion of the solo and ensemble competition. I had the privilege of practicing with my accompanist any time I wanted. The others often practiced with her for the first time at the competition. But she’s such a great player that she could sit down at any piano and read the music for the first time and sound wonderful. If that player didn’t win, it certainly wasn’t because of her!!
Aside from her incredible piano talent, she can also sing. She and my dad used to be in the choir in college and also toured with their church on choir trips. I, however, did not inherit the singing gene like I did the music gene. Oh well, it’s still fun to listen to her sing harmony when I stand next to her in church.
My mom is smart and beautiful. I know I don’t say it very often and probably don’t show it as much as I should, but I love her very much. God blessed me with an incredible woman for a mother. My husband and I recently went through a tragedy; one my mother had never experienced. But that didn’t stop her…she made herself available to me for whatever I needed to cope with the loss we suffered. I’ve felt a lot closer to her since all of that happened. I might even refer to my mom as a Super Woman!
Mom, I hope you have a wonderful birthday today!! Sorry I can’t spend it with you in person, but I’ll see you in a few weeks. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!! I love you!!!
Here are some pictures of us throughout the years…
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