There are many times in a mother’s life
when her heart is so full of emotion that it feels like it may burst.
When she walks her son down the aisle,
When she sees the way her son and new daughter look lovingly
into one another’s eyes and hearts,
When she looks at all 4 of her children as they giggle and hug and
share their hearts’ secrets.
A mother’s heart is full to the point of almost bursting
when she looks back over two decades, her child rearing years,
and sees the way 3 of her children have grown into fine adults
as the caboose of the family continues to grow into a sweet and tender
young man that he is meant to be.
A mother’s heart feels like it will burst when she looks around her
Shabbat/Yom Tov table and feels the love and caring that fills her home.
There are many times in a daughter’s life
when her heart is so full of emotion that it feels like it may burst.
When she thinks of her father as the upstanding pillar
of his community that he was for many decades.
When she remembers the man who never left his house
without beautifully shined shoes.
When she remembers their dance at the prom when he was the chaperone.
A daughter’s heart is full to the point of almost bursting
as she watches her father’s journey
Now he can’t dance or shine his shoes
His existence is different.
His existence is about clinging to whatever ounce of dignity he can still find
A daughter’s heart feels like it will burst with sadness
when she enters his room seeing him in bed wearing just a diaper and shirt.
This is an image that a daughter would never expect to see
yet the diaper image all too familiar to a mother.
There are many times when that mother and daughter
as the same person experiences it all at the same time
Memories come gushing and rushing back
Emotions so huge at times they feel paralyzing.
It is in those moments that the heart does finally burst
and overflows with gratitude, joy, pain and resolve
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