Honoring Appropriately
On this day the woman who birthed and raised me was born. In many ways she was a wonderful woman. I choose to honor the good in her today - the things she passed on to me that I recognize as wonderful and valuable. The things that made me a better person. Among many other things she taught me generosity, love of cooking and food, and the value of trying to do the impossible when it’s in service of a higher purpose. We shared many, many great times over the years. Peeling apples for pies and a love for discussing religion and the Bible. I'll never forget our white water rafting trips, and her joining me to jump off a 25-foot cliff into a raging river. I cherish those memories. She wasn’t so hot at some other things. Her Evangelical passion was the "Unstoppable Force" to my queerly "Immovable Object." It destroyed our relationship over the last 3 years of her life. Her dedication to the Bible often trumped her dedication to family, with sometimes disastrous res...