February 10 will mark what would have been my mother's 64th birthday. It is hard to believe that it will be seven birthdays without her! No trips to Red Lobster! No phone calls, and no cards! The song "I Love The Lord" reminds me of my mother deeply because it signifies her faith if God despite a lifetime filled with physical and mental illness.
February is heart month and my mother definitely had HEART! Who else could face bi-polar disease that robbed you of greatness or battle years of kidney disease like a champ. She taught me that pain is really temporary and that it will eventually subsided. She taught me that no matter how difficult your circumstance is, you still must remain resilient and understand that the rainbow is coming!
It only took 30 days for her to be here and then no longer. I still am so thankful that in death she left the world looking like an Angel.
I miss you mom but I know your HEART resides in me now and I hope I am making you proud.
