What can a mother say? Part two

My mama was and is a beautiful, bright star. She wrote a letter to her children that we found after she left us for the life beyond this existence. For Mother’s Day, I want to pass on the truth that she gave to me to my children and their loved ones.

I wrote that passage years ago , and followed it with the letter that Mama had placed in her secretary desk drawer, written to us , her children and that Dolly found days after Mama’s death. We are grateful for its safekeeping and careful transfer of the original which Dolly now has.

When we got home from our recent trip to Oregon and I had time , I decided to open the boxes we had brought home from our family get together that Lynda had brought to Hood River for us. I found important but no longer relevant documents from Jack, Nanny and Mama. Documents regarding Jimmy’s application to be Johnny and my legal guardian, Nanny’s will , Mama’s will and documents pertaining to wills and properties. Copies of our birth certificate, Letters from Daddy to Jimmy during the time Dolly, Johnny and I were in California with Anne and Nicola. And a mystifying letter from Peggy Hatch, who we knew briefly as Mama’s friend from the past.

The following letter I found on May 5th, Jimmy’s birthday .. It is the text of his speech for Mama’s funeral. I think it is very hopefulPa and beautiful. It felt like a gift to me.

Today I realized that tomorrow, May 12th is the anniversary of the day Mama died. It is also Mother’s Day. And as if to honor the true spirit of Mother’s Day , I also found this poem that Mama wrote as a finish to her play “Journey Into Understanding”