a mom’s investment

You, Mom, earned your name in the 80’s and on into the end of the 90’s.

1 kid, 2 kid, 3 kid, and wow, seven kids!

Shocked looks of either admiration or relative disdain followed you.

Didn’t matter, your dreams became whatever our dreams were.

Your hours became whatever our hours needed.

Your investment became our future.

 You, Mom, are our steady companion the last 30+ years.

Putting up with abstract attitudes, chronic mess, and your own tired eyes,

you never wavered in what you knew to be right.

Morning after morning you quieted your soul so that later onto us it would overflow,

Your investment became our future.

You, Mom, cartoon drawer, flute player, creative thinker, game winner, pool diver, bonfire songwriter, and always, always the class clown, making people laugh to ease their insecurities, have given all seven of us half of who we are today.

Who are we?

We are workers, learners, feisty tempers, dedicated partners, linguists, engineers, painters, and more! We are garden designers, service members, company leaders, nurses, and college pursuers. We are Catan players, wine drinkers, music lovers, baby makers, bonfire storytellers, and life-long friends.

This is who we are mom.

Your investment became our future.