11.10.09

The other night my sister announced at the dinner table that "too many people dump on her."  Without missing a beat my mother replied, "Tell them to take it back!" This from a social worker who gets dumped on for a living.

I love sharing sound bites from my mom.  After moving out of my home a couple of months ago, my mom said that she wanted to convert my old bedroom into a "holy room."  "A what?" I replied.

I'm glad that she never ceases being mom to us (though, this is a point of contention when you're not a child anymore).  The last piece of advice she gave me the other night was to be strong at work.  She told me the same thing when I left for the motherland, only adding the courageous part as well.  Though I sometimes have to dismiss some things that come out of my mom's mouth, I do perk up when I know she's really trying to speak to my heart.  Thanks, mom.