Her Cookie Jar Was Never Empty

A dear friend lost her mom last week and I’m heartbroken for her, as you might imagine. After a long illness, her mother’s passing wasn’t entirely unexpected, but I’ve learned. It doesn’t matter. Loss is loss.

As I read her mother’s obituary, I smiled. An endearing goodbye invites friends and family to grieve while commemorating the loved one with well-chosen anecdotes. Glimpses and glimmers of a life well-lived. These words stood out:

“Her cookie jar was never empty…”

I was extra m...