‘Grief is just love with no place to go.’ And I felt that deeply. Yet then I realized that the gift of grief is that there are still other types of love that surround you. When I had so much grief after losing your mother, I thought I had nowhere else to put said love, but then I saw it within you three girls. My love for her spread into the love I had for you. And don’t get me wrong, that doesn’t cancel out the love I have for your mother. That grief will always be a part of me, but the love from you girls…that refilled my tank. I think after all these years, that’s what you need, baby girl.
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