Today the Perfect Post Awards list is posted at www.suburbanturmoil.blogspot.com and www.petroville.com. This is where anyone can nominate a post that they found interesting, moving, thought provoking, beautiful, disturbing or whatever. So I decided to nominate Judith at Willothewisp Blog’s September post called “A Tigger for Mother“.

A few months ago I got comments on my blog from Nina and Judith at Willothewisp. They are from Holland and I had never met them before, but for whatever strange reasons things happen in the universe they found me and have been readers ever since. I have been their reader in turn and have thanked them for posting my site on their homepage (although I don’t know why they would have as there are so many great blogs out there). I am honored nonetheless, and very happy to have become pen-pals with them. Life can bring you back so much when you put positive energy out there. I have read some of my favorite posts at Willothewisp, the first post I read brought me to tears. It was written by Judith who wrote about the day her son began to talk. Judith is deaf and their adopted son Nicholas is deaf as well. Nina and Judith have been amazing parents to Nicholas and have had patience and unconditional love beyond what many parents are asked for.
The post “A Tigger for Mother” is about how they are caring for Nicholas’ birth mother as she is dying. They teach Nicholas about compassion, forgiveness and empathy. Most people would not have lifted a finger to help a woman who neglected a child. But Anneke’s life was haunted by depression and addiction so severe that she could barely take care of herself. Anneke has since died and they have buried her close to where Nicholas lives with his new family: Moms Judith and Nina and sisters Hilke and Mariaske. When Anneke died, Nicholas requested that Tigger be buried with her.

Anyone who wishes for a Mom-blog that writes about recipes, trying to take off the baby weight and celebrities would be best off to skip this one. But chances are anyone who reads my blog isn’t of those leanings anyway. But if you are, take a moment to read the story and think outside of your box a little today and be thankful for the ability to self-publish on the internet and people who have guts to say the honest truth about life and are not afraid of what others might think. And then be thankful for kind people.

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