Thinking about my mother on her birthday

The lake at sunset
Photo
Barbara Muir © 2022

On November 6, (today) my mother is on my mind all day.
As I make plans for my son Sam's birthday, and
my husband Steven's birthday -- both tomorrow --
my mother is on my mind, and in my heart.
Today is her birthday. She died just before her
birthday in 2013 leaving a big hole in all of our lives.
My mother, Isabel, was a wonderful person -- brave, 
kind, brilliant and generous.

She was dedicated to living a healthy life, and encouraging
her children to do the same.

Isabel Muir
by Christopher Muir

Christopher Muir © 

She died 13 years ago, on Thanksgiving Day. We
were in Ottawa where she lived, and were in the hospital
with her the night before she died.  

I wrote this about her in a former blog:
"A month or so before she died, I sat with my mother,
who was totally blind, helping her fill out cheques to
organizations she believed in that protected the environment
 -- wolves, whales, parkland. Those weren't her only passions
 -- she gave to women's shelters, and sent money for hurricane
 and famine victims. Small amounts of course -- but this mattered.
My mother was not wealthy, but she was frugal -- sewed her
own clothes until she couldn't, grew her own vegetables and
researched for bargains.

The beautiful portrait photo of my mother is by my son, Christopher.
I love it because it shows her strength, her beauty, and the nature
she protected with letters, her voice on call-in radio on CBC, in protest
marches even when she had a serious chronic lung condition, and
with donations.

She was a good, kind and supportive mother. What
shone through with her was her love for her family, her intellect,
(she had a Masters in Bacteriology), and her concern about the future
of the planet."

Missing you Mommy!

Have a loving your life day!