My Mom

I've been away from my blog awhile

It's taken me some time to sit down and write this post-

The past year has brought many changes in my family's life-

My dear mom was diagnosed with cancer at the end of May 2012-

She fought the fight with everything she had-

She showed my siblings and her grandchildren,

through her life that the

  love of family was always first and foremost

She showed us how to live with dignity in the face of adversity-

 She was my best friend - for 54 years-

We lived on the same street -

My girls saw her everyday of their first 18 years of life

until they went off to college-

Their closeness is a tribute to the way she lived her life-

She loved them unconditionally-

she loved

she listened

she advised when asked

She will always be a huge part of their memories

There is a hole in our hearts

that can't be ignored

 

Our love filled memories continue

to fill the hole

 but the empty feeling still remains-

We are living and loving as she would want

We are sharing with one another

We continue to grieve

but

we are a close knit family

and we will survive this, too

I can't imagine what each holiday will be like without her

Every momentous occasion-

she will be missed-

weddings, graduations, sporting events,

birthday parties, shopping trips,

the daily phone calls-
I will miss her voice

She was a huge part of who I am

and it didn't feel right not sharing about my lovely mom-

my rock-

my best friend

You will be missed mom, more than you can imagine

but your legacy is shining brightly through

 the hopeful eyes

of your

12 grandchildren 

Love you mom,

always