All In a Day For Many

A stay-at-home young mom with three stair-steps was up at six to see her husband off each day. She served him breakfast, then made sure his tie was straight, and gave a good-bye kiss. She patiently and lovingly took care of each child, paying close attention to specific needs and wants while teaching all what’s right, what’s wrong, and how they must behave. When all three were in school, she went to work outside the home, but each day she would leave at three o’clock to pick the children up from school. Priorities remained the same. When she was forty-five and all the kids were grown and on their own, new challenges arose. Her parents and her husband’s mom were bowing down to age, in need of care. She split her time three ways and cared for those in all three homes—and always with a smile. Their “godsend,” their “kind angel” grew bone-tired, but love remained her motivating force. The candle burning at both ends still glowed in spite of her declining health, but not so brightly as when she was forty-five. Her prayers for strength were answered day by day. September 6, 2020 entered in the All in a Day contest Sponsor: William Kekaula