"I’ve got a momma
who loves me through and through,
and can’t nobody love me
like my momma do."
In this heartbreaking and very personal book the voice belongs to a young impressionable girl whose love for her mother and the joy that is their life floats off the page. When her mother dies, she cannot even cry….her hurt is too deep. Her life is forever changed and all she wants is to hold the memories dear and true as she becomes a young woman. She is twelve when her mother goes to sleep one night and does not waken in the morning. No matter how hard she tries to be good, her mother is still gone and she must live with that knowledge. She does so with strength, with her memories and with enduring love that constantly surrounds her. Now, she is able to build a tree of memories, starting at the bottom and reaching toward that one bright shining star.
As the Christmas season approaches and our thoughts turn to family and family traditions, I find myself thinking more about our Mom. When she died, at almost 88 this past year, we were filled with sorrow for our loss but so grateful for her full and joyful life and all the love she shared. It's hard to imagine a life without that! We were so blessed. While our memories keep Nan alive in our hearts and minds, so do the memories of her wonderful mother give this young woman strength to carry on and find joy in the life she lives.
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