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Today is a good day...

For the past few weeks,  I did not know what to write. I finally decided to sit down today to write. Today is a good day.  Life is starting to look up.  The sadness of my mother's passing is not gone but rather, very slowly being replaced by the gratitude of having had such a wonderful mother for as long as I did.  I still talk to her, I still see her in my dreams and I still miss her so much.  But I'm fortunate enough to know that what I had was rare.  A mother who loved unconditionally, who was totally selfless and who was loved by so many people. A lot of those people we never knew till now.  Who come up to us and tell us how special she was and how special she made them feel.  That alone fills my heart with happiness and helps ease the pain of her loss.  With this small movement forward, life with Dad has also gained a sort of rhythm. A couple of my siblings and I have a sort of schedule we follow so we don't leave Dad alone.  Its now manageable and something we each