On October 18th, my daughter was born and I became the mother of three children. Hundreds of miles away, on the same day, another baby girl was born and another woman added the third child to her family. We were complete strangers at that time, but our love of photography and family brought us together. We started to have a conversation about motherhood with images, because we tell stories with our cameras. Since some tales are so similar, and some are not, we decided to collaborate and share a photo a week from a normal day as a mother to three.
“Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in the pillow, or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return.” – Mary Jean Irion
it was lunchtime. i asked you what you wanted. you replied, “all i want is macaroni and cheese, milk, and mama”. i know i won’t always be able to give you what you want or need. but when i can, man that feels mighty fine.
photo by Heather Robinson blog | Facebook
Watching you three drift in and out of each other’s days is a true lesson in letting go, letting things just be. We are all aware of each other in our hearts. We decide how much to give in the moment. We tumble forward, bumping into each other, dancing with each other, feeling incomplete when one of us is not there. Feeling overwhelmed when there is too much of us. The further I step back and let you three ride the currents, the more true you all are.