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  • I Remember Momma

    I Remember Momma

    Hello Honeybees,
    On Sunday many of us will have the blessing of picking up the phone and calling or Face Timing our Mothers to say thank you & I love you. Some of us will say a prayer to our mothers in heaven. Many will have flowers, cards & gifts delivered. The usual of going to church and taking momma out to eat will look a lot different this year but we will find a way to make her day special. We have to because it’s momma.
    I still have the jewelry box that I gifted my mom one year. It didn’t cost much but she loved it. As a mother myself I get it. It really isn’t the gift but the love and thought behind the gift.  No matter how my sons show appreciation for Mother’s Day it will mean the world to me. They’ll probably cook me breakfast and TRY to make my coffee the way I like it. I probably won’t get a gift until after we can go outside again because they don’t think far enough in advance to hit up Amazon or Target.com.
    The best gift that they can give me this year is to stay inside until it’s safe. The peace of mind that I have knowing that they are safe & healthy is priceless. Are they eating up every thing in the house, yep, but I’m okay with that.
    No matter how you show your mother some love on Sunday I bet your being safe, healthy and happy would be at the top of her list. Oh and don’t just show love on Sunday, momma deserves that love. EVERYDAY.

     

    Happy Mother’s Day!!
    Beewisdom-All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” —Abraham Lincoln

     

  • Triggered

    Triggered

    Hello Honeybees,
    I think that I’ve been handling the stress of Covid-19 pretty well. Sure,like everyone else I’m ready to get back to some sense of normalcy. I haven’t had any crying spells or depression. Just taking it one day at a time and that seems to be working pretty well for me & my sons.

     

    But last week I was triggered. It started with a post I saw honoring our front line health care workers. I replied to the post & told @accordingtoQ how hard I had been praying for her. Q is a Nurse Practitioner and had possibly been exposed, so she quarantined herself FROM HER CHILDREN for their protection. She tested negative. Then later I learned that another blogger friends father was thankfully on the mend from Covid-19. She and I also share the loss of a mother. Y’all I was triggered. Emotions that I haven’t had in years started to resurface. Here’s why.

     

    The last time that I saw my dad was from a hospital window. This was 1977 and at the time I was to young to visit him in the hospital. I was 10 yrs old and the hospital unit that he was on was very strict about visitors (sound familiar). I vividly remember him waving at me from the hospital window. I couldn’t see his face up close but I could see his hand waving at me. That’s my last memory of him.
    I think about all of the parents and children, grown or otherwise, that can’t see their loved ones in the hospital. They can’t go visit or comfort them or advocate for them. I know that feeling as a 10 year old daddy’s girl and it still hurts. No visitation is not only for Covid-19 patients but anyone in the hospital for anything. My friend had her baby two weeks ago and was only allowed one support person. My bff had her first grandchild but she couldn’t be there to witness his birth. Again, this hurts.

     

    I’m blessed that my village rallied around this 10 year old so that 40 plus years later even though I’m triggered I can still thrive. I know how to handle those feelings. Sharing them with you right now is one of the ways that I am managing. Having my cousin and friends checking on me keeps me in contact with those that care. Spending time with my sons reminds me how blessed I am to have them. I’m gonna be alright.
    I’m praying for anyone that can’t support their loved ones at this time. I’m praying for those that are sick themselves. I’m praying for our collective health and strength. I’m praying for our country and our planet. Together we will get to the other side of this. Stay safe!
    Beewisdom- Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure. Renee Wood

     

  • Jean Check

    Hello Honeybees,
    I’ve completely lost count of how long I’ve been #shelteredinplace. The days, weeks & now months have all run together. I’m tired of cooking, I’m tired of cleaning the kitchen (I don’t like the way my sons do it). I am most definitely tired of zoom calls for work or pleasure.
    We’ve all had to make some adjustments especially when it comes to diet & exercise. I walk outside as much as possible but if it’s too cold or wet I’ll walk inside my building.
    I’m also still watching what I eat. Before Corona I was meal planning. It more so for financial reasons than diet but it worked for both so win-win. These days I’m not meal planning as much but I’m also not pigging out. I try to keep healthy snacks around & even though Lent is over & I can have sweets I’m not going back.
    I don’t have a scale & since the YMCA is closed I can’t weigh myself so I do the next best thing…. I try on my jeans!! If the jeans still fit I’m okay. When the jeans can’t button it’s time to put in MORE work. Now THIS will drive me to a Zoom workout.
    Since business is now virtual and you only get to see my top, like most people I have on sweats or something super comfy on the bottom. So giving my jeans a test run once a week helps me to gauge where I am. I would love to come out of this a size smaller.
    I hope everyone is staying safe. We are definitely each other’s keeper at this point. Your not going out can save someone’s life.
    Beewisdom- You are not hungry sis. Close the refrigerator door.