Celebrating Mom: Why a Memoir is the Perfect Tribute
How do you say thank you for a lifetime? It’s a question that arises as we plan for milestone birthdays, Mother’s Day, a retirement celebration, or simply on a quiet afternoon when we are struck by the immense debt of love we owe our mothers. We search for a gift, a gesture, that can possibly measure up to the scale of her impact on our lives. We browse online, we walk through stores. We consider the classic tributes: a beautiful piece of jewelry, a bouquet of her favorite flowers, a luxurious spa day, a framed family photograph. These are all lovely, thoughtful gifts. They are expressions of affection that will undoubtedly make her smile. But they are, in their own way, silent. A diamond necklace cannot tell the story of the nights she stayed up with you when you were sick. A bouquet of flowers, which will fade in a week, cannot capture the enduring strength she showed during a family crisis. A photograph freezes a single moment but cannot explain the journey of the woman in the pictu...