And while there are days my hands don't seem like mine, they are recognizable. They are the familiar hands of all the women before me. These hands bring my mother back to me daily as I wash dishes, create recipes, and dial the phone numbers for children no longer in my nest. They are veiny and spotty and the map of a life that cannot be erased, and their strength allows me to keep adding new chapters. LTKVideo LTKstyletip LTKhome