Looking Forward

I have so many precious memories of my Mom, she is always with me. Part of letting her go means I can't allow my emotions about her loss to affect my daily life decisions. It means not letting the past control my future. I can choose to stay 'stuck' in my grief feeling sorry for myself or I can choose to live fully and honor the life she gave me. It is OK for me to enjoy myself, to laugh again and not dwell on 'what if' or what might have been. Every day I wake up and see to the needs of my family, I feel her in the warmth of the sun and in the breeze of daily life she is there. In every hug, every smile and "I love you" she is there. She is there with the smell of freshly brewing coffee, in the sound of the evening crickets and in the glory of each sunset. She is there with the hope and dreams I have for the future cheering me on. I have a lot of living and loving to do.

"There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off" (Proverbs 23:18).