The Kindness of Saving Each Other

"Remember this.  Hold on to this.  This is the only perfection there is, the perfection of helping others. The is the only thing we can do that has any lasting meaning.  This is why we're here.  To make each other feel safe."
― Andre Agassi

Motherhood is an amazing journey and not without its challenges.  Fortunately, most of us have help along the way -- husbands, parents, friends, other mothers.  I am blessed to have another mother in my life who is a huge help.  We think of ourselves as co-mothers of sorts to our joint brood.  We check in nearly every day before school pick-up to see who is going to make it on time to which school and then we coordinate.  Sometimes, one of us is running behind and then the other steps in.  I look forward to helping her out whenever I can as I always feel in her debt. 

Today I was heading toward the schools early (a minor miracle), so when she called and said she needed help, I was happy to step in.  "You saved me," she texted a little later.  We save each other.