This morning, we had scheduled Todd Sotala to come over and tune our piano. Dad was interested in watching him, so he and Mom came over as well. After the tuning was over, we decided to have dinner and celebrate Mom’s birthday a few days early together. The day was pretty spontaneous, but fun!
My sister had wired me money for Mom’s birthday and suggested I take Mom to get a hair treatment or a perm. We discussed what she wanted to do with her hair. To make a long story short, Mom decided she no longer wanted to dye her hair. Dad expressed his support. So, she was ready to embrace her natural hair color and a new do. And rather than get a professional to do it, she wanted me to do it! That self-same day!
I told Mom that I thought it was important to adopt a new hair style that would help transition into her natural gray hair color. So, we did some test trials and came up with one we both liked. She decided to part her hair to the side and also to keep her hair straight and natural. It also had to be long enough that she could put it up in a ponytail for sports. But, no more curling or perms! I gave her a trim and layered her hair.
BEFORE AFTER
Next step was to remove the dye from her hair. So, we went to Sally’s Beauty Supply and bought a hair color removal kit.
Now, I never had my hair dyed and really had no idea what I was doing, so I had to read the instructions very carefully. I also had to make do with the equipment I had. The good thing was that it was similar to applying dye and Mom was an expert at that. At this point, Dad began getting very nervous about how it would turn out. He was urging us to wash out the chemicals so it wouldn’t be such a dramatic change. I was a bit offended by Dad’s lack of faith in me, but I remained calm. We kept it in for the allotted time and then washed out the solution. It ended up being perfect. It washed out just enough to look natural and I think it is the perfect transition for Mom’s natural hair to grow out without any more need of hair dye.
Elegant streaks of silver!
Mom’s new do and a new outlook on life: Embracing all of who she is and realizing she is the most beautiful that way. No more chemical dyes! I’m thankful that Dad is also supporting her, but he’s also fearful that Mom may get more attention from the men at Pickleball!
Special thanks to Julie for sponsoring Mom’s 64th year make-over! Mom was so grateful to you! And I pray that Mom will continue to be healthy, happy, and more like Christ. Don’t forget to give Mom a shout-out on her real birthday this Wednesday and tell her how nice her natural hair looks!
We love you, Mom! 
