To My Husband on Mother's Day
Where do I begin? You are my life partner, my one and only love, the man with whom I - we - have created our amazing family. Most of the time I recognize that I have been a good mother. Motherhood for me has seemed a kind of calling; the one thing I knew I could do and do well and enjoy more than any endeavor I have ever undertaken. But without you, my love, I could not have been the good mother I have been. You have supported me without fail, always ready to help or take over, regardless of how tired you might be after a long day in the field or exhausted from weeks of traveling. One regret I have (though not the only one) is that I didn’t adequately show you what a wonderful father and life mate you are. All those years of sharing the feedings, bathing the babies and children, taking over when you got home, reading, storytelling, holding, laughing, loving our children without fail, all those things you did from your never ending well of lo