14 Years Ago

14 years ago

Today is a day that forever makes me remember the hardest time of my life. This day 14 years ago I watched my mom loose her battle to cancer. This very day, I was working on my talon to clear my mind and in that drive way I got the call. I sat in the hospice unit I have now volunteered at and said my goodbyes. 

I would be lying if I said I do not think about her everyday especially now that I am a mother. I remember everything and it can take a song coming on the radio that was on the top charts back in 2005 to spark those memories.

This day 14 years ago I may have lost my mother, but I had a decision to make. I had to decide the kind of woman I was going to be. I always tell people in life changing moments you come to a Y in the road, and you can either become stronger, or you can allow the situation to take over.

That moment I decided to take everything she gave me and use it to be a better version of myself. And I can sit here and say I am exactly who she wanted me to be.

Days like today, are days I use to take a walk down memory lane, to hug my son a little tighter, write for my blog and be thankful for how far I have come given the hand of life I was dealt.

“Be the things, you loved the most about the people who are gone” And that is exactly what I will do <3

Xoxo