DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW?

There is a line from a favorite John Prine song that reads “I am old woman, named after my mother. My old man is another child that’s grown old.” Where is it certainly true that the Professor is a child at heart and even more so as he ages, the truest ring in the line is that I am an old woman, and I am named after my beautiful mother.

Being the kitchen dweller I am, I like to get an early start on preparing dinner. Last night, I thought I’d like to roast a chicken, so one of the dishes I wanted to get started with was my mom’s stuffing. Sister Golden Hair and I have had a ritual of sorts ever since our momma left the earth, whenever we make Momma’s stuffing, we both will light a candle and invite Mom to come into the kitchen with us and put her ‘magic’ in our hands. Silly, I guess, but to us it is like calling on angels. If you are so inclined, you do understand.

After I had finished making the cranberry sauce and the stuffing, I cleaned up the kitchen and blew the candle out. As I made my way to the living room the clock read 3:56 pm. I thought, ‘Nice, maybe I can catch a 4 o’clock movie starting.’ I flipped around the stations and sure enough, I found one that I thought would pique my interest. As I sat the few minutes waiting for it to start, I closed my eyes and began a silent devotion to Mom. I thanked her for joining me, I thanked her for everything. I told her of my hopes that the world would find peace and that the littles in our next generation be given the graces they will need to continue spreading love in the world.

Hearing the background music of the movie beginning to play, I opened my eyes and put my attention to the screen. There manifested before my eyes was HER name spelled out in vivid letters. What? Based on a book by…. Jeannie Long?

Yes, I think my mother does know! There are signs everywhere!