9 Lessons: Lesson 6 – Time
Julie The 6th lesson is ironic to me now since it’s been some TIME since something has been posted! In that time a lot of things have happened in my life…
9 Lessons: Lesson 5 – Passing
Today marks one entire year that Mom has been gone. I am an extremely optimistic person (with some realistic in there too), and throughout all of Mom’s battles, I always…
9 Lessons: Lesson 4 – Words
Over the course of my time with Mom a year ago, God taught me my fourth lesson, the importance of words. The first few days, Mom and I would chat…
9 Lessons: Lessons 2 & 3
One year ago, today, God taught me my second and third lessons. The importance, well the lack of importance, of money as well as how to spend. A year ago,…
9 Lessons: Lesson 1 – Planning
One year ago, from today, God placed me on a course to teach me 9 life and spiritual lessons. His first lesson was not an easy one to learn and…
Mother’s Day
I have dreaded this day, and weekend for the most part, for basically a year. Almost exactly one year ago, I called mom after she had a very important doctor’s…
Happy Birthday to You!
Today is mom’s birthday. Every November 11th (Or closest weekend to it), I would do the same thing. I’d go to Corner Bakery and get two Chopped chicken salads. One…
October
Another month passes by without mom, this one in particular was a bit harder than the first couple. October was always mom’s favorite month. It was kind of like a…
Loving Arms Forever
It’s been almost two months since mom passed away, but the thought still stings just as if I was there again. Holding her limp arm, staring at her face, praying…
Appreciate the “Little Things”
On July 5th of this year, mom had her first appointment with MD Anderson, as she had run out of treatment options back home in Tennessee. Obviously, I called her…