My mom passed away just over 2 months ago. Today I felt a significant shift – almost like she was here with me. Numerous times today I felt like I wanted to share something with her only to realized I no longer needed to pick up the phone. The same way I’ve been communicating with dad for the last 25 years now exists for mom!
I spoke to her. I thought fondly of her. I found pictures of her. The one which fell out of a huge pile of photographs being sorted was her walking down the stairs at the cottage – holding out my baby blanket. She gave it to me when I was 27 years old. I had no recollection of ever seeing it before. It was a mini sleeping back all covered with elephants. I now had a possible explanation for my ever present love of elephants.
On Saturday morning I stopped and picked up flowers to take with me to her interment later that day. On the way there, with no time to spare, I remembered they were still at the house. Later, when I saw the cemetery associate stuff the flowers from my siblings into the ground with the urn, I thought all things happen for a reason. Coming home to the flowers I bought with mom in mind allowed me to think of her each time I looked at them.
This morning I walked into the kitchen to see the vase of flowers I picked out for mom and the vase of tulips Walter and Gregory picked from our garden on Sunday morning for mother’s day.
The flowers called to me. I looked over and realized the flowers changed my wall sign from Live to Love!
Mom’s message to me today: Imagine your Dream; Create your Happiness: Love your Life.
Thanks mom!
Imagine Create Love Live Laugh Dream Believe Inspire. She believed she could and she did. You are an inspiration Carolynn. Thank you for sharing your amazing exciting story. I appreciate you.
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And I you. Especially your unwavering support.