Dear Daughters,
I have decided that the sayings common to our family serve as a sort of safety deposit box. They allow
you to set your worries aside, breathe, and wait for what is bound to happen next.
You know exactly what I mean if Nonnie (my mother) ever pressed her hand on your forehead when you weren’t feeling well, and she said “God love it.”
I have shared often about Papa’s “ Keep a tight rein”, but I haven’t mentioned in a while that he also liked to
ask my brother and I “Did you learn anything?” We knew we were supposed to say yes, even if we needed time to figure out what exactly that was.
”No step for a stepper” is a family favorite as is “You came by it honest.”
And then there’s “A minute on your lips, forever on your hips.” That one usually comes up during Thanksgiving.
And so I leave you this evening with one more.
”Everything is going to be all right.”
It really is. I promise.
It may not look like what you thought, and it may not be what you planned, but it really is going to be all right.
Love, Mom
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Do you have any favorite family sayings?