My husband's mother is not the baking-cookies-in-the-kitchen kind of grandma. She doesn't cook us big meals on the holidays. But she does love her son, and she loves her grandchildren. She lives modestly, but she would give them the moon if she were able.
I know that she thinks I am a good mother, a good wife. I also know that I don't appreciate how much she loves my husband, my children, and even me. She doesn't live in the same city as us, but only lives about 30-miles away. It's difficult for her to drive on the interstate to see us, but it's also difficult for us to see her very often. I feel very guilty about that, but I also feel a bit relieved that I don't have to make daily time for another person. I feel guilty that she wants to see my kids more often and I don't make that happen. I feel guilty that she wants to come and spend the night, several nights even, and I find excuses to not make that happen. Why? I certainly hope that my future daughter-in-law doesn't do that to me, but I also can't make myself stop doing it.
My prayer is for my mother-in-law today, that she continue to be in good health and living independently. I also say a prayer of gratitude for her love of my husband, and that she raised a wonderful man who I am lucky to be married to now. And I am grateful for her love of my children. Her face lights up when she sees them, and it makes me happy to give her that joy. I am also making a resolution for myself that I will invite her to our house to spend the night and enjoy her grandchildren. And I promise I will enjoy it.
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