Whisper Words of Wisdom, Let It Be

So my mom went on a rant today. A pretty great one. It started off with "You shouldn't pray to God asking for your parents to have money. You should pray for our health, so that we can keep working and providing you with what you need". It was a long speech about how you should honor your parents because, even when they're wrong and drive you crazy and annoy you, they're the only ones you've got. And God gave them to you for a reason. These are the people God chose to be in your life, so we should love them. And everything she said is absolutely right. She then went on to talk about her dad. A man who pretty much walked out on her and my grandma before he was even able to make his presence felt in my mom's life. Does she agree with all that he's done? No, but he still is her father. She said, "If it weren't for him... we wouldn't have Baby Cristina!". That floored me. Seriously, the fact that she thought that far. Not just that he gave life to her, but she extended it to her daughters and her granddaughter. Never in a million years would I have thought of that. That's such an amazing thing to say, it's so big of her. I legitimately felt proud. You know, I truly see God making a difference in my life. Things are getting better all around. I can feel it. part of that is my relationships with people. And if my mom is included in that? Even better <3

This song has been stuck in my head today. God bless Sondheim.