Boundless Blessing

An honor to be raised by her.

An honor to be her primary caregiver for her final 17 years.

And while our systems consistently undervalue parenting and caregiving,

we know the worth is beyond bounds.

So today,

after the designated day of national celebration,

and the quiet and the noisy,

the hard and the soft,

the mess and the grace,

the joy and the anguish of the everyday-ness 

of giving care 

returns,

along with those moments 

when you question if you can keep on keeping on…

know and trust you can

and will.

For the job ends one day…

it just does.

And that’s when you know you would do it all again

in a heartbeat.