Sometimes Life Throws You a Curve

You may have noticed I've been away for a while. Sometimes life throws you a curve and you have to drop everything. It was one of those things that was taken out of my hands but was a good reminder of what is important in life. After spending a week with my mom, she peacefully passed away. It was a really tough week to watch her go down hill but it was also an amazing time - we reminisced, we talked, we laughed and we just spent time as a family. In the last few hours we sang to her, many songs she knew, although I don't think our rendition was quite what she remembered and I am sure our off key singing will keep her smiling for a very long time. That whole week but especially those last few hours are very special to me and I know meant a lot to mom. They are a gift that I will always treasure.

I wanted to share a wonderful poem my sister wrote:

Mom
(by H. D.)

You taught us to be free,
You taught us to question,
You taught us to try,
You taught us to love.

You taught us to be independent,
You taught us to go for what we wanted,
You taught us to live each day,
You taught us to forgive.

These lessons were not always easy,
We had some struggle,
We had to fall a few times,
But you were always there to help us up.

You inspired us
To be more,
To do more
And to live more.

You showed us how to shine our light upon the world,
By shining yours upon us.
Thank you for these gifts
And for allowing us to live life!
We love you Mom!

I think it is so beautiful and so true. The song we played during my mom's video of her life was, "I hope you dance" by Leann Womack. I truly hope that we can all make that our mantra... and dance.

Thank you everyone who continued to stop by my blog and tweet my stuff. I so appreciate you doing that. I will catch up with everyone but it will take me a bit of time. Thank you all for being a part of my journey.

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