Week 13: The Lilac Bus

This week's book:
The Lilac Bus
By Maeve Binchy

Two days ago (Monday November 6th) marked the sixth anniversary of the day we found out we were going to have our little guy. It also unfortunately the fifth anniversary of the day my mother passed away. The day is a weird mixture to say the least.

If you never got the chance to meet my Mama, you really missed out. She was the most amazing Mom/woman in the world. Now you will think "you have to say that, she's your mom" but you would be wrong, wrong, wrong. She was a social worker and saved hundreds, if not thousands, of kids in her lifetime. She was an amazing Mom and even had an article written about her explaining how awesome of a mom and human being she really is. She is everything my sister and I try to be and hope to achieve as women. If you can't tell, she has always been my role model and will always be.

Like I said, my mom was a social worker;  she battled cancer for years which lead to four really scary surgeries, chemo and radiation. She went through a divorce and ended up marrying the love of her life (my step father). She went to every game, play, and dance recital. She packed our lunch everyday and put a note in it to tell us how proud she was of us.

When I met my husband I had been hurt by a few not very nice boys and really didn't see how I could give my heart to this silent "nerd". She told me that if I messed up with this "nerd" I would be sorry. She hadn't even met him yet and she knew me well enough to know I would end up with my new hubby. She was honest, always honest, and always a lady. I could go on for days how awe inspiring my mom was, but words will never be able to explain who she was.

In honor of my mom, I read one of her favorite books, The Lilac Bus. It's a collection of chapters all from the different point of view of the people that ride on this little bus. I had read the author's most popular book Circle of Friends. I don't know if it was because my little guy was sick again or the anniversary of mom being gone or the 50th anniversary party the hubs and I threw with his brothers for his parents, but I had a hard time getting through it. I don't really think the book is to blame but who knows. I wish I would have read it when Mom was still here. It would have been neat to talk to her about the story. Last year I read a book about one of her idols, Peace Pilgrim. If you want to know what my mom was about, read the Peace Pilgrim. The Lilac Bus was a quick read, I'm assuming if you aren't super busy, go ahead and give it a try.