I also believe that parents, if they love you, will hold you up safely, above their swirling waters, and sometimes that means you’ll never know what they endured.

But there’s a story behind everything. How a picture got on a wall. How a scar got on your face.

Sometimes the stories are simple, and sometimes they are hard and heartbreaking.

But behind all your stories is always your mother’s story, because hers is where yours begins.

from For One More Day