Cheers.
Cheers to a life well-lived, well-loved, and well-fought.
I sat down today to write an "In Memoriam" for 2015 and the words have escaped me but the tears are as fresh and as present as they were the day we said goodbye three years ago. You always said "Life must go on," and it has: 2 babies, 2 family vacations, 3 Mother's Days, 3 Christmases, 3 birthdays, and 1,095 sunrises and sunsets without you, physically here with us...but know that we feel your guiding presence on good days and bad days and everything else in between. We love you and we miss you...more.
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When Ma was sick, a hospital chaplain paid a quick visit and asked her, knowing the days ahead were few, "What gives you strength?" - to which, she responded, "My family, my past experiences, and the Man Upstairs..."
I think we can all take something away from that.
So with that, from this June 24th to the next...Cheers. Cheers to the life we were given and to those who have taught us how to do it right: Live, love, and fight hard when given no other choice.
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