This is typically celebration season in our household. During about a 2 week period is my parents’ anniversary and both of their birthdays. My mom’s is coming up in a couple of days and everyone has been making a big deal about it. This morning when she got up, she thought we were going to celebrate it today. After lunch prayer, she made sure to include “Happy Birthday!” The interesting thing is that today is actually my dad’s birthday. I had been wondering how and/or if my mom would react these couple of weeks. We didn’t say anything to her about their anniversary or Dad’s birthday because we didn’t want to upset her. At the same time, it felt unnatural and sad not to. According to her, he is always around. She asks where he went since he was “just here”, or she figures he’s downstairs, or out running errands. I sense him here as well and, of course, he was on my mind all day. Later in the evening, she saw the date on the TV and said, “It’s dad’s birthday!” My sister and I said she was right, it was, and held our breath. I could see her pondering, but she didn’t say anything else and we just moved on. I was glad that she remembered and that she didn’t get upset. It was good to be able to acknowledge the day with her.

I Found God today remembering my dad’s birthday with my mom.