My mom has been gone for over a month now. She is still present in my thoughts and memory. I encounter her everywhere. Today we took down the Christmas tree, she was there in the tree; in an ornament she and her siblings made.

Christmas was a blur; a rollercoaster of tears and laughter. Glad to have it behind me.

Today is December 17th. It has been 12 days since my Mother took her last breath. Still trying to process it. Can hardly believe that she’s actually gone.

Life and Death. One does not exist without the other.   So, here we are. 3 hours before my mother’s Memorial Service. Her celebration of life . . .