Mama and Recipe's

So, my mom called me 2 days ago and asked me for some recipe's.

I almost cried.


It may not seem like a big deal to you.

But it was to me.

You see, my mom had a stroke over 4 years ago after she had heart surgery. I had no idea the depth that this would affect my family. Everything changed for everyone. I mean, what do you do when the rock of the family now needs all of you? My mom was such a different person.  She had a lot of recovery to go through. I know she felt so lost. Everything was jumbled up for her. She felt like she was learning everything for the 1st time.

I will never forget my 1st visit home after her stroke. My mom was ALWAYS in the kitchen. That's where I remember her as a kid. In the kitchen cooking, baking... doing something. She lived for family get-together's, especially when all her kids were home. She's got 8 of us. It's a small army.

This 1st visit after her stroke, no food was made, there was no plan and no one knew what to do. It was then I realized how much the stroke had affected her. We figured something out and have been doing the same thing since.

So when my mom called and said "So, I am doing something for Josiah's birthday. I was thinking Mexican. Can I have some recipes?" You would see why 4 years later my eyes welled up with tears and I choked them back and replied "Great idea! Sure, I have some recipes."

She's come a long way. I love my mom.