Share a story about someone who had a positive impact on your life. – So asks the daily writing prompt.

I was short on time yesterday I didn’t get a chance to write about my Mom. She had a positive influence on my life in many ways. The stories are personal now that she is gone. I might share them with my kids and grandchildren.

But I will say I saw a huge amount of courage, smarts, and determination in the face of very difficult circumstances. Love and compassion were things she displayed. She loved nature, be it nurturing her gardens or the wildlife or pets she spoiled. She was talented at the arts and very good at crafts.

She was calm at very stressful times. She endured a lot of emotional pain, losing loved ones at young ages. She was talented and insightful. She had a great sense of right and wrong. She loved her children and her sisters. And she could love a total stranger.

She believed there was good in everyone and looked for it. She was generous and sensitive. I miss her smile, her reassurance, her love and much more. When she passed over a decade ago, I was no longer #1 in anyone’s life. I miss that feeling.

And being she raised me I’d add that she had the patience of a Saint. I believe there is a saying about traits skipping a generation. I’m kind of sensing it might have some validity. I see a lot of her in my children.