I've Lived a Good Life...

Saturday morning I received a text from my aunt. She was out running and found a penny on the ground, then she got in the truck and saw my mom's sunshine in a bottle. I told her that my parents must be working together to tell her something. She said she would keep her eyes open all day. I definitely believe that she has a connection with the other side, stronger than most. She also had an amazingly special relationship with both my parents. I laugh about it now, but I think she got me, with each passing. My mom made her promise to watch over me when she was gone. I'm happy to report, she's done a wonderful job. The love she has given me now, and my whole life has made me feel always nurtured and never alone. This weekend I forced myself to go to church. It had been a while and I needed to feel a connection with my folks. The priest said a phrase that I had never heard before. He said "It is not the quantity of faith that we have that is important, it is the quality o

The inevitable time is approaching where my families pain and loss hits its peak. We are about to exit the eye of the storm. Tomorrow is my mothers birthday and a week and a half later is the day she passed onto heaven. I have the sweetest memories of my dad buying my mom a dozen yellow roses on her birthday. Some years money was so tight that those dozen roses turned into 2 dozen daisies. It's probably no coincidence that my mothers second favorite flower was the daisy. My parents gave me such a rich foundation and understanding that money does not buy happiness. They showed each other love through laughter and friendship. I feel very blessed to have been brought up in their home, where love and fun never had a monetary value. I think it's safe to say that I've made peace with my dad's passing. He fought long and hard and left nothing on the table. That man was ready to see his mom and dad, brother and sister. I wish I could say I was that far along with my mom'