As a child, I always loved celebrating Mother’s birthday as it was quite a special occasion. T

his year is the fourth birthday I’ve not gotten to celebrate with her in person, but I continued to mark the special day with a playlist of her favorite songs or songs I associate with her. I also took the bus to North Dayton to eat at one of our regular haunts. I ended the meal with a slice of Angel food cake with strawberry topping and a slice of jello cake which was the first cake she taught me to make. Jello cake was a frequent dessert while growing up.

I often see memes that say “I’d like to spend one more day with my mother.” Yes, it would be nice but it would also mean saying “goodbye” one more time.

Happy birthday to my wonderful mother. Know you are still missed and loved…

And, thank you for instilling, modeling, and expecting me to “Make it a great day!”