Mom - 1 Year anniversary letter
Dear Mom, I can’t believe today marks one year since your passing. I’ll admit that I wasn’t prepared for what your departure would do to my soul. I sure do miss you, Mom. This past fall, the grief of your absence created a hole in me that I wasn’t sure I would ever get out of. I went to counseling and there were days I just didn’t want to be alive anymore. It was a darkness that swept across the landscape of my heart so completely that it shadowed every aspect of my life. I was lost through and through. But I want you to know that I’m doing much better now. Truly. I see good around me again. I look forward to the future. I feel joy and gratitude. The holiday season wasn’t easy, but something about getting through our first Thanksgiving and Christmas without you and dad cleared the debris inside of me giving space for light to occupy the dark places. ...