a final goodbye

my mom gave this orchid to my husband after his mother’s death, and said, “think of your mom when you look at this.” a message from one aging mother about another who was not always kind to her. the older we get, i feel, the less time we have for pettiness. i hope to remind my son- or daughter-in-law someday to hold a place in their hearts for their own parents, because all parents, with so few exceptions, do their best.

orchid