her mother’s hands
July 8, 2010 | Family: Nurturing Family, Just me
After reading my devo, My Mother’s Hands, Carol Ellisor sent me a picture of her mother’s hands holding Caleb, Carol’s grandson, shortly before her mother passed away.
Sometimes no words are needed.
Posted by Suzie @ 2:13 pm
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Suzie,
That picture brought tears to my eyes. I see a thousands stories in those hands. Loving embraces, clinging babies close to her heart, bandaging wounds, rubbing dirt frin a child’s face with spit dampened fingers, caressing the man of her life, guiding her children’s steps with her loving hands, brushing her child’s hair.
The picture doesn’t show her face, but it definitely shows her heart. Thanks so much for sharing it with us!
Stephanie Shott
July 8th, 2010 at 3:21 pmPhil 3:7-14
Carol is my “baby” sister and this picture says sooooo much to me. It is all I can do to look at it, yet still I cannot keep my eyes from it.
July 8th, 2010 at 8:32 pmHi Suzie,
July 9th, 2010 at 6:58 amWhen I read your book, and even when I read this devotional and saw this picture of this grandmother’s hands, I cried. I have been in counseling for a few months now just mourning the mother I’ll never have. When I read your book, I thanked God that your mom has found redemption and healing, and I wish so much that mine would too. I know you went through so much, and forgiveness is not easy, but I wonder if it isn’t harder when the person continues to be the same whack-job they always were? When I hear about moms and daughters who go do things together and have great times etc, I waste so much time wishing my mother had the capacity to be something that she isn’t. Isn’t that awful? And yet, my therapist (I sound like Woody Allen) suggests that I find some older mentor type “mom figures” to try to fill that void. I’m on a gentle campaign for that right now. Thanks for your encouragement, and I’m so glad that other people are able to know what this type of fulfilling relationship is like. Keep up the good work!
Carol and Doug are a couple of my siblings and Mama’s hand touches us all. She is so missed.
July 9th, 2010 at 9:07 amI lost my grandmother three days ago. I rushed three hours to be with her before she died. I got to her shortly after she’d slipped into a non-responsive state, so she wasn’t able to talk to me, but I spent a lot of time holding her hand and talking to her. This picture just split me wide open in a healing way. Thank you.
July 11th, 2010 at 9:23 amThank you for sharing that powerful picture! Wow! All the wisdom in one hand and pure innocence in the other – an unspoken generational bond. Wow.
July 13th, 2010 at 2:00 am