This was my mom’s watch. It sits on top of my dresser and has for 24 years now. It’s one of many things that reminds me, daily, of her life. I miss her. She died just short of my 21st birthday. She gave me my talent and love for art and she always - always had time for me.
So, today, as I listened to the memorial and the praise of another mother, Coretta Scott King, I fondly remember my mom. Here’s to her.