Why??? What got me moving? It was my kids....I couldn't let them down. They needed me so I stumbled on. Todd was a freshman, one month in when his dad died and Maddie was in 7th grade. How could I expect them to do what they had to do if I couldn't. We were now a family of 3, not 4, but we could do it....crew season was in full swing and I was a crew mom.
Regattas to be rowed, days to be spent in the mud and cold, hungry kids to feed. I was busy with crew, I had a purpose, I could forget for periods of time that I was a single mom....a Widow, the Widow Whitmarsh as my friend Mrs. Murphy dubbed me. It made me laugh. Seems a bit macabre but it just sounded so funny, yes I am the Widow Whitmarsh pleased to meet you.
I loved being at the races.....full day events, sometimes both days of the weekend. Todd and Maddie were part of something big, part of something real that I could be very involved with. Perfect, oh such a blessing.
Being with all of the other rowers and their parents will always be in my memory as very special times....I needed to be there, needed to be a part of something and I was.
How can you not be happy when your kids are participating in life, smiling, winning medals.
Crew was thankfully a two season sport, so though the camaraderie of the fall season ended, the spring season would start soon and we'd be back in full swing....I loved those days. It kept me sane, it kept me focused, it kept me busy when the weekend rolled around.....I am so very thankful to the rowers, the parents and the coaches. I wonder if any of them know how they helped me. Maybe, maybe not....but they did. I remain eternally grateful.
Day 6 of 365.
Be joyful......K
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