A Birthday Letter
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Amazing Mom
By Marcia Wells

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
~Kahlil Gibran

I was a young, stay-at-home mother and there never seemed to be enough money to go around. Thus, on my mother’s birthday, I found myself lacking a present. My father had died when I was in my teens, and my twin brothers lived far away, so if I didn’t acknowledge my mother’s birthday, likely no one would.

My mother worked during the day, and I had a family to cook dinner for and then a young son to put to bed, so a visit seemed impractical. I thought about a quick phone call to wish her a happy birthday but that didn’t feel like enough. Then I realized I could bake her some cookies. I would take them to her house and leave them with a little note for her to find when she got home. (Keep reading)