In the blink of an eye...

life can change completely, can't it? Yesterday I ran out to mail some letters. The post office was already closed, but I decided to place the correspondence in one of the boxes outside. There was an older woman with a kind face parked in front of me. She was waiting for the traffic to pass so that she could get back into her car. I smiled and waved at her and she smiled and waved at me. We had never met before.

After slipping the mail into the box, I decided to redeem some cans and bottles at the grocery store which is less than two blocks up. There is a large tree in front of the market. A car had crashed into it. Someone was already on a cell phone; presumably calling the authorities while another person calmed the victim. You guessed it--It was the lady I had just seen at the post office. The police had arrived before I left.

We never know exactly what will happen at the end of the day so I think it is important to try to leave each personal meeting on a positive note....Therefore it is with a heavy heart that I tell you my mother passed away yesterday afternoon. She was always a feisty person so when she stopped fighting in the hospital and began to be still I knew it was time. We bumped heads a lot. I felt like I could never please her. We were just too much alike. The more I find out about my mom's background makes me realize that she was just trying to shield me from the hurt and mistakes she felt that she had made in her lifetime. This is an old photo of my mom.
*Kiss your loved ones and let them know how much they mean to you.*


Alicia Keys-Like You'll Never See Me Again