Receiving the Gift
Years ago when I was in my twenties and my mother was ill and unable to do a lot of things she had done so well all her life, I used to give her presents of things I’d made. When I brought her two hand woven pillows, she said thank you, they were perfect to give a niece who was getting married. At the time, I was a little disappointed that she could so readily pass on what was meant for her but I came to understand that for her, the gift was having a gift she thought special enough to give
