There they were, the words that slip out of my mouth every time someone mentions or asks about my mother.  “My mother passed away unexpectedly a few years ago.”  Unexpectedly. I say it every time. Truth is, to a medical professional, it probably wasn’t unexpected. She had cancer. The cancer spread. Treatments were no longer helping and eventually they were stopped altogether. Those things combined…

We were standing on the beach, just hours from our final stop, Disney World. We were soaking up the last moments of salty air, sandy toes, and listening to the sound of the waves. I was trying to enjoy the moment, but was also stressed and saddened that my husband was missing it.  You see, like most family road trips, something usually goes awry. For…

I sit here, staring at this chair. It’s not my favorite, but it was yours.  I kept it because it was yours, and therefore I couldn’t let it go. It’s a small piece of you.  Truthfully, I don’t like it. It’s not my style, but it sits in my office because it’s my favorite room of the house and I want a piece of you…

I watched as you were barely hanging on.I watched as you had one foot in heaven. I watched as your breathing slowed, and your movements ceased.I watched as you had one foot in heaven. I laid there with you for your last days and your last moments.I laid with you as you had one foot in heaven. You had one foot in heaven and I…

It was a special occasion. One where we ate cake for breakfast and washed it down with hot cocoa. We were full of sugar and needed replenished so we ventured down the road for burgers and fries. There was no way we could swing lunch and make it to church on time. With it being the first weekend of the new year, I didn’t want…