We didn't make it to church this morning because it was cold and rainy and easier to do Livestream when we have a several block walk from the municipal parking lot. So it is a bit of a melancholy day home alone with Jim--and grateful for his presence with me at least!
On impulse when Facebook sent me a memory of a photo Susan posted in 2019 of Jim and me and baby Jeff, I shared it to my FB Feed with the caption "A long, long time ago I became a mother."
That post has generated many likes and loves and so many comments that I added another comment saying "This is why I don't give up on Facebook. On a rainy afternoon in Princeton, New Jersey, those comments bring me joy and connections!"
There is a comment from one of my 5th grade students (my first year of teaching) I had mentioned in an earlier blog, "That's my teacher!" There are several comments from high school friends and one from a Harvard student housing friend remembering how we hung out diapers together. Neighbors from Raleigh remembered us. A friend from our church in South Bend wondered when he first saw the photo if it was of "Weather Underground leaders re-emerging after years on the lam." A couple of former Family LIteracy students commented. Other friends from our South Bend church said they missed us! Many wished me a Happy Mother's Day.
My heart is warmed to think of friends from each era in our lives--and the opportunity to keep up contacts with them that Facebook provides.
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