Greetings, beautiful community! 馃
Today I woke up earlier than usual and went to visit my mom, who lives a few kilometers away. As I always do, I prepared lunch the night before to share with her and some of the family. I also made her a special lemon and strawberry cake.
Whenever I go to see her, I prepare myself mentally and spiritually because, unfortunately, she's still sick, but I won't talk about her illness today.
The first thing I always do when I see her is ask for her blessing鈥攊t's a beautiful Venezuelan custom! 馃檹馃徏馃槉 Then I hug her and give her a kiss on the cheek or forehead. She finds it hard to hug, but her precious, tired eyes light up when she sees me. I know she's happy to see me.
Today I wasn't alone; my husband always accompanies me, and two of my eight siblings were also there. We spent quality time caring for and pampering our dear mother.
She loves going for walks, enjoys being outdoors, and loves flowers鈥攖hey've always been her passion. If she sees a beautiful flower along the way, she'll surely want to admire its beauty.
Mom also loves to eat. I think that during these difficult times she's going through, a good meal is part of her comfort, and believe me, she's not depriving herself of anything. We enjoy seeing her enjoy her food, and it's also a comfort for us to see her smile.
We shared a simple meal, pasta with tuna and sweetcorn, but the most anticipated part was dessert鈥攜es, the Strawberry and Lemon cake I made with so much love for my mother. Everyone fell in love with the cake, and my mother enjoyed it like a little girl 鈽猴笍
The hours pass so quickly, so before leaving, we had to bathe and perfume our mother so she could rest. She loves bathing, feeling fresh and clean.
Before leaving, I took a picture with her showing off some beautiful sunflowers she received as a gift. She looked happy, like a kid with a new toy 馃き馃槏
Saying goodbye is always very difficult for me. Sometimes I can't explain it, but I get a lump in my throat. It's a sadness that stays with me, and even though I smile, that sadness hasn't eased.
Hoy me levant茅 m谩s temprano que de costumbre, fui a visitar a mam谩 que vive a unos cuantos kil贸metros de distancia, como hago siempre, prepar茅 la noche anterior el almuerzo que compartir铆a con ella y con parte de la familia, adem谩s le hice una torta especial de lim贸n y fresas.
Siempre que voy a verla me preparo mental y espiritualmente, porque lamentablemente ella sigue enferma, pero hoy no hablar茅 de su enfermedad.
Lo primero que siempre hago cuando la veo es, pedirle la bendici贸n, 隆est谩 es una bonita costumbre venezolana! 馃檹馃徏馃槉 Luego la abrazo y le doy un beso en la mejilla o en la frente, a ella le cuesta abrazar, pero sus preciosos ojos cansados le brillan cuando me ve, yo s茅 que est谩 feliz en verme.
Hoy no estaba sola, mi esposo siempre me acompa帽a, adem谩s estaban dos de mis 8 hermanos, pasamos un tiempo de calidad atendiendo y consintiendo a nuestra querida madre
A ella le encanta que le den un paseo, disfruta el salir al aire libre, ama las flores, siempre han sido su pasi贸n, si logra ver en el camino una hermosa flor seguro querr谩 contemplar su belleza.
Mam谩 tambi茅n ama comer, pienso que en estos momentos tan dif铆ciles que le ha tocado vivir, parte de su consuelo es una rica comida y cr茅anme ella no se est谩 privando de nada, nosotros disfrutamos ver qu茅 ella disfruta su comida, adem谩s es un consuelo para nosotros verla sonre铆r.
Compartimos una sencilla comida, pasta con at煤n y ma铆z dulce, pero lo m谩s esperado era el postre, si, la torta de Fresa y Lim贸n que le hice con tanto amor a mi madre, todos quedaron enamorados de la torta, mi madre la disfruto como ni帽a peque帽a 鈽猴笍
Las horas pasan muy r谩pido, as铆 que antes de partir, ten铆amos que dejar a nuestra madre ba帽ada y perfumada para que pudiera descansar, ella ama ba帽arse, sentirse fresca y limpia.
Antes de venirme me saqu茅 una foto con ella en d贸nde muestra unos hermosos girasoles que recibi贸 de regalo, se le ve contenta, como muchacho con juguete nuevo 馃き馃槏
El momento de la despedida siempre es muy dif铆cil para m铆, a veces no s茅 explicarlo, pero se me hace un nudo en la garganta, es una tristeza que vive conmigo y aunque sonr铆a esa tristeza no ha conseguido alivio.
Photos are my own, taken and edited with my Tecno Spark 20C phone.
Separators and shapes were created using Microsoft Word.
Collage was created with CollageMaker.
