Heartstrings......

It's not the best photograph....but for me it represents a priceless memory. I've written a few other blogs about my personal connection to the full moon. It was shining the night my mother died, and again on full display the night my mother-in-law took her last breath. So for me, whenever I see a full moon it brings a smile, maybe one or two tears and some lovely memories.

Tonight is the first of two full moons we will enjoy this January. January 1, 2018. I glance out the window over our deck and there she is....smiling down at me. A completely full moon, a calm lake and a shining pathway across the water....from the moon and straight into my heart.

The cold sky showed hints of soft pink, violet and differing shades of blue. Wind chill means outside it feels like it is well below zero.....but inside, through the window I feel like I've started the New Year with a warm loving hug from two women I still miss.

I was lucky they were both a part of my life.....one gave me life and the other gave life to the man who's been my husband for 50 years. I'm thinking this full moon was their way of toasting us to say "Happy anniversary!"

The TV is calling this a Super Moon.....for me it's another Moms' Moon........