It's taken me over a month to write this post about losing my mother. The reality of it is still difficult to comprehend. My faith lets me know that she is in a much better place today. There is no pain and she is able to do all the things she could not in the last months of her life. She left this life with dignity, the way she wanted. I'm thankful that she was clear about how she led her life and how she chose to leave this life. It made it easier for us (the daughters) to make those critical decisions. I'm also greatful for Southern Care Hospice. The round-the-clock care during the last days were a blessing. She left us peacefully on November 6 with all her children at her bedside. The service on the following Sunday was a perfect tribute to a great lady. I've celebrated my first birthday without her and the holidays are definitely not the same. Life goes on, just differently. She was a wonderful mother and I miss her.............. Just as a side note, take every opportunity to tell your mother how much you love her. Time is too short to let those moments pass.
