Here I thought I would get all caught up on my reasons to be thankful list and I would be back in blog business like that!

*insert me snapping my fingers here*

But no, I have been MIA.

I have been editing pictures...

I have been indecisive about what I want to post...

I have been blog lazy.

This morning I got a phone call that inspired me to post something today.

My friend and co-worker Cindy called me to fill me in on things I might have to do in her place this week.  Her mother has been sick for sometime now.  She has been a fighter her whole life from the stories Cindy tells.  She has had cancer multiple times, now it looks as if she is nearing the end of her time here.

I shutter to put myself in Cindy's shoes.

My husband's grandmother Moord passed away this summer.  I doubt I will ever forget my husband's aunt Debbie looking at me and saying, "the whole mom thing...is really hard".  They had lost grandpa Moord in the last couple of years.  He had been sick and we knew it was coming.  Grandma Moord's passing was out of the blue, she had had a stroke.  Before that I thought she might live forever because she was such a strong, independent woman.  Yes, I thought in response to aunt Debbie's thoughts...  How do you say goodbye to your mom?

Recently, my sister-in-law lost an aunt to cancer.  She was young.  She was a mom too.  Loss is so hard, but when a mom is lost, I feel like the loss must be devastating.

When Cindy was trying to explain tasks that I might have to take over for her this week, she stopped mid sentence as if she forgot what she was going to say and said..."I'm sorry, I just can't think straight."  It made my stomach turn.  I hate to see other people in pain that way, especially those so near and dear to me.  I have grieved like that and I know how that is, but I can't imagine what it's like with a mom.

So today I am praying for peace for those that have lost their mom, praying for Cindy and her family - while they struggle with letting go of her mom.

This week I am going to celebrate the fact that I have my mom.

She has sacrificed everything for me.  She is there whenever I need her at a moments notice.  She always does what is right.

I love her more than she knows.  I am so thankful that she is my mom.

 

...now go call your mom and tell her you love her.

 

Love like there is no tomorrow.