Ten Years
2/27/23
Ten years time in theory is quite a long time. 3,650 days. 87,600 hours. 5,256,000
minutes. To me, it is a very long time to be without someone you love. Our mom passed
away ten years ago today. Ten years. And while ten years seems like an awful long time,
this time has passed by in a flash.
I remember her laugh.
Her love of hard candy and ice.
How she read books to her grand kids and only stopped when they were done
reading.
Watching movies together and listening to all of her questions.
Explaining the why and how something occurred because she never thought about
it that way before.
I remember her ability to make a new friend everywhere she went.
How she loved deeply and often until it sometimes hurt her.
Mom served others selflessly and wondered why others didn’t always do the same.
I remember her cooling off in the small blue plastic pool.
I still set books aside for mom realizing it isn’t necessary. The last one, was a book of
poetry and I wrote in the inside cover before I donated it-
Mom-
I love you. I know you are not here, but I found myself setting this book aside for
you because I knew you would like it. You are loved and you are missed. Thank you for
teaching me to love the written word just like you did.
Love Always,
Kelli
I prayed today and asked God to help me do a better job loving my kids when things
get hard. She loved Angela and I well, even when things seemed impossible. We always
knew she was our safe haven.
Today, I remember her and I miss her fiercely. I look forward to sharing memories with
the kids at dinner tonight. Something we always do to honor her each year as we remember
the day she went Home to be with her Savior.
Will the next ten years pass just as quickly? Possibly. I will continue doing the same
things. I will remember how well she loved others, how well she served others and I will
continue sharing my stories about her.
What an honor it is to remember you today, Mom.
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