Super Mom, and then some!

As I sit on my front porch, listening to the birds chirp, and watching the sun slowly fade away, I cannot help but think about my Mom.  10 years ago today she passed away. And I know what some of you may be thinking, "Oh gosh, not another post about your Mom". But how else do we keep her memory alive, if we stop talking about her, posting about her and remembering her?  The day she died, we didn't just lose her, we lost a decade of  Birthdays, Christmases, Easter Sundays, Mothers Days; we lost a decade of  memories with her. There will always be an empty seat at the table, and it's not something that is easy to get over.  As we were going through old photos the other day, my youngest, who was just a few moths old at the time she passed away, picked up a picture that had Mom in it and looks at me and asks, "Who's this?" And it dawned on me then that even though she's heard about her MawMaw her whole life, and has photos of her, she doesn't

So, it's taken me all day to find the words to say. Usually I would be sharing your picture and posting an "I miss you" message on Facebook. But today felt different, today felt like the day that I should say exactly how I feel. People always say that time heals all wounds, and that it gets better. And as much as I appreciate that sentiment, it has not rang true for me. It doesn't get better, it gets easier to manage the pain of the loss that I feel, but it doesn't get better. Today marks another birthday that you should have shared with us. So many emotions go into this day.  It takes me back to the last birthday we shared with you, in 2008, I made you a cake, and we came over, you were so happy, full of life and you had hopes of feeling better. I was pregnant, and you were so excited to be a Maw-Maw again! I had no clue that would be the last birthday we would celebrate with you. And while life does go on, your absence is felt at every Christmas, New Years, Bi