The Picture
“Jill, have you seen mom? I can’t find her, ” Carrie said.
“She is in the garage looking in some of the boxes.”
“Why? There’s nothing out there but a couple of boxes of junk. Most everything had been destroyed in the fire.”
“She wants the picture of the house.”
” What picture?”
“You know, the one taken from the kitchen shortly before the electrical storm.”
“Why would she want to bring back old memories of that?”
“Because that’s all she has left of the past. You know how much she loved that house and working in the kitchen. She has fond memories of cooking, singing, watching us through the window play in the yard, and looking out for dad to come home.”
“Yes, I remember, those were the good old days. We were a family, a very happy family and I really miss that part of our life. But, it’s over now and we have to keep moving forward in life no matter what happened in the past.”
“Sure, I know, and mom knows too, but the picture is something that she can hold on to and it kind of lets her keep a part of the happy times.”
“Jill, do you still have that picture of Rob? The guy you got your first kiss from when you were thirteen?”
“I sure do!”
“It has a sentimental value to you right?”
“Yes, it does.”
“Now, do you understand why mom wants that picture of our house?”
“I understand completely, thanks for enlightening me.”
Copyright © 2015 Written by Jessie Cross ~ All rights reserved
Reflections Of Life's Journey 
Memories behind “things” such as pictures can be very important; they connect us to another time and place. I hope their Mom finds the picture because it will help her deal with the fact her house was destroyed but not her memories and precious moments in it. Wonderful lesson you are teaching here Jessie.
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Thanks so much, Mandi! 🙂
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Sometimes we have to let people enjoy or grief on the simple things we don’t understand.
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Yes, that’s true. Each one has their own way of dealing with it.
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Fond memories keep us going. 🙂 A heart warming story. 🙂
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Thank you for reading and commenting. 🙂
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Photographs hold so many memories and I can fully appreciate Mom’s need to find that picture. 🙂
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Thank you for reading and commenting. We are fortunate to have photos .
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Wonderful story Jessie. It makes me feel sad for the mother needing to have the photo for the memory of the house during happy times. Life is so fleeting!
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Really felt for her.
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Thank you for reading and commenting. Yes, is so sad when part of life as we know it is destroyed, but a photo can really mean a lot in times like these.
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Thank you! Yes, life seems like a long time when we are young and anxious to accomplish things, but as we get older, the time just slips away so quickly. Photos are wonderful. There are so many things that we can look back on, and lots of them we had even forgotten until we see the photo.
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Loved it! Happy to connect ❤ Do check out my writings too, will appreciate your reviews 😄
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Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading and commenting. Will read yours as well. 🙂
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Appreciate it 😀
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