Laura Harley

My mom has been sick off and on for the past few years. She’s been in a lot of pain and has been in the hospital a LOT. The illness she is struggling with isn’t life threatening and I know in my heart she will get better. But the road to recovery is long and ardudous and uncertain. Its not the kind of thing there is a specific treatment for—they have to try things until they get it right—with lots of struggling in between.

Today as I sit next to my mom’s bed in the hospital, my heart is bursting with love and admiration for her. My mom is truly the sweetest, kindest, most generous, loving soul. I’d do anything to take her suffering away, but all I can do is pray and be here for her. Today I feel there are a million songs in my heart that I want to write and sing to her about her grace and dignity and strength going through this orderal and about how I know it will get better. She is so beautiful sleeping here—inside and out.

One of the songs on the new album is called “Little By Little” and its about getting through tough times. Last week when I was in the recording studio, my mom was in the hospital again and in between takes I would call her to see how she was doing. When I sang “Little By Little”, I kept tearing up, but I got through it. The song is almost finished and it is turning out to have such a sweetness to it—it kind of breaks my heart (in a good way). I hope soon my mom will be well enough to hear it and I hope she will feel comforted by it.

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