My mama had surgery last Monday morning and came home from the hospital Tuesday night. Wednesday morning I headed up to my parents’ house to spend a couple of days preparing meals and keeping my mom company. I ended up staying 4 days, and it was a really sweet time of reconnecting with my parents and just resting–nowhere to go, no worries except what to make for dinner–for a change. It’s rare for me to just rest, to ignore the million chores that need to be done around the house and to just sit down and read a book, or watch a movie (without multitasking), or call a friend I’ve been neglecting. I had to remember how to rest.
On my last day at my parents’ house, I sat down with my mom to watch my very favorite movie in the world: Elizabethtown. I cannot get enough of this movie. I’ve watched it again and again the past 9 years (sometimes twice in a month). When the movie was over my mom turned to me and said “I think you love this movie so much because it’s all about relationships; relationships are the only thing in life that really matter.”
Those four days at my parents’ house were a wonderful reminder: relationships are everything. I needed that reminder to reconnect–on a deeper, heart level–with my family. To reach out to friends I’ve lost touch with (still working on this one). To slow down, take a deep breath, and just rest.
So thanks, mama, for having surgery. I needed the recovery time.
Flowers for mama…this vase belonged to my great-grandmother in England 100 years ago. I sleep under the same great-grandmother’s duvet every night.
The pups enjoyed the rest, too.
- The pups also enjoyed the rest.
