Mama Braiding Son’s Hair, September 2005Sometimes the saying is true: “A picture says a thousand words.” For me, this is very much the case with this photo. You have to look closely to see all the details, and the photo is slightly out of focus, but the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. So far in my two years of motherhood I have found nothing more mothering-intimate, and nothing more hands-on-loving, than the “doing” of my sons’ hair. For me this photo evokes so much that can’t really be articulated — about our story, about our bond, about our transcendance together, and about a simple act of love that, if done regularly enough, has the power to be a profound mother-child ritual. Happy Love Thursday everyone!