My mom got up several times last which unfortunately isn’t too unusual. Evidently she wore herself out as she didn’t get up then until after 10:30. I was pleasantly surprised that she was moving quite well. She walked with her walker the majority of the day, which doesn’t happen very often any more. In the early afternoon I heard the Thunderbirds, so my mom and I went out to the front porch. She easily made the step down. We were excited that we got to see one pass of the jets flying in formation directly over the house. A little later another new caregiver came over. My mom was very comfortable with her and showed her around the house. She got teary when she told her all about my dad. When they were chatting, the woman asked my mom how many children she had. My mom’s response was six. That took me by surprise as I have four living siblings. My mom did give birth to another baby who was premature and sadly died in just a few hours. I quietly told the caregiver that. She then told my mom that she had 4 children and had lost a baby. My mom said she had also. It was so unusual to hear my mom talk about that – especially to someone she just met. After a while my mom decided to play the piano. She did wonderfully and even got out one of her harder pieces. In the evening my son’s girlfriend came over and gave my mom a relaxing hand massage. She had recently taken a trip and showed us some pictures. My mom chatted with her and talked about some of the same places she had visited. She was calm yet energetic, engaging, and even funny all day long. It was very different, and I enjoyed it all.

I Found God today in my mom’s really good day.