He met brilliant Doctor Paul Farmer,
the founder of Doctors Without Borders.
He met the exceptional Maya Angelou,
her voice heard and listened to.
" Who is your hero? ", they questioned.
And he answered, " my mom is".
I felt humbled by his words.
He paid me a wonderful compliment.
I raised him alone,single mom,
for the first years of life.
He was my world, I , his.
I fed him love and books.
I nourished him with my heart.
I was his fan and cheerleader.
He says I know the details,
the wonderful pieces to his puzzle.
He says I sacrificed and struggled,
and I say it was easy,
because I love him, my son.
A lovely compliment it is when it comes from your children.
ReplyDeleteYou have raised him well. Lovely share~
knowing the pieces of their puzzles...great phrase to describe how we want to know our kids. This is a compliment to be treasured!
ReplyDeleteStore this up in your heart (as if you haven't already).
ReplyDeleteOh, this made me cry. How beautiful!
ReplyDelete"her children arise and call her blessed."
ReplyDeleteis that you in the photo? you are so pretty!
Thank you, Heaven. When he was interviewed for medical school and they asked him who was his hero, I was so humbled when he said it was me. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Adrienne. I do treasure it.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Glynn. I have :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, MZ. :)
ReplyDeleteLeslie, that's me and my son Josh. Thank you, that's kind of you to say.
ReplyDeletesmiles. that is a testament to how you raised him...beautiful that he sees you as a hero...big smiles.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Brian. :) Big smiles to you and your new adventure :)
ReplyDeleteAaaaaaaaahhh...I'm all teary eyed now!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful and such a great post.
I wanted to quote one of lines in this post that captured my heart, unfortunately there are just so many.
I hope when my son grows up he has similar reflections of me as I am a single parent myself.
Thank you, Ki Ki. And he will...he will :)
ReplyDeletethe details to his puzzle. I love that line best I think. But it's all beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that you were once a single mom. This is so lovely and touches me in so many ways. It also gives me hope and inspiration. Great to see a photo of you. xo
ReplyDeleteWhat a boy you've raised, Ayala. What a wonderful man.
ReplyDeleteI'm on the other end, of course, with tiny boys in arms and running in circles around me, and I can't quite see from here to where you are--but I can't wait to see who my kids turn out to be. Or how they become themselves, all grown. (Though at the same time I CAN wait--I hardly can believe how fast they grow!)
I just love this, Ayala! Made me teary! That is indeed the highest compliment possible. You've done a wonderful job raising an exceptional human being! (And as a single mom, WOW! I tip my hat to you.)
ReplyDeleteOn a side note, I absolutely hate to nitpick, and I really doubt if anyone else would notice, but Paul Farmer founded Partners in Health, not DWB. I'm a HUGE Paul Farmer fan. I've blogged about him in the early days, have read his books and just ordered his latest book about Haiti so that's how I know. Sorry to have to point this out. ) xo
Thank you, Brook :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Molly. I am happy that this gave you hope. xo.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Melissa. I understand the desire to see where the journey takes us. With my little one, which is ten years old, I hope time slows down. It does go by so fast.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Belinda. That means a lot to me. And yes, I stand corrected. The first year at Duke University, Josh read his book. Later he met him and I was so excited because he admired Paul Farmer so much.
ReplyDeleteThat's so beautiful! I hope that one day my daughter will think of me at least kindly (she's 15 now and in the eye rolling stage!) You should be proud.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lolamouse. Don't worry the eye rolling will go away :)
ReplyDeleteAyala,
ReplyDeleteYour son sounds like a wonderful young man. You must be so proud. But equally so, it is obvious he is so proud of you! :)
oh this is so beautiful ... it's making me horribly sentimental now :-) God bless you both.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mel.
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Thank you, Baishali . :)
ReplyDeleteoh wow ayala - this is so wonderful...tears...
ReplyDeletewonderful!
ReplyDeleteAloha from Waikiki;
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This is wonderful :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Claudia :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Cloudia :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, KB :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely tribute! Such a moving compliment, as only family can stir...beautiful, as can be seen by just how many have been moved here with you.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Chris. Sweet of you to say :)I appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a tremendous and meaningful tribute to you and your relationship with your son. I think as parents we always hope that this is the bond we will share with our kids when they get older.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rudri. I was totally humbled by this.
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