Comforting words

A flickr friend of mine, Marie Leaf, wrote me the following, most touching and heartfelt note with respect to yesterday's anniversary of my mothers passing and the way it has had me feeling. Although it brings fresh tears to my eyes, the letter also warms my heart. There are such good, kind, and caring people in the world, and I am fortunate to have "met" so many of them...

Dear NanaP, I lost my Mother in 1989 in July. July is hard. When you lose your Mother the whole world changes. There is no one to run to in the middle of the night. You suddenly have to "grow up". Then you realize your Mother is still with you every day. You do things just like she did. You have become your mother. She is with you and your sisters in spirit. She is out of this world of pain and suffering. The pain of missing her eases with the passing years. I have made momentos from her belongings like a lamp made from her canning jar filled with her old threads. I keep pictures of her out on my desk from when she was young and put the ones from when she was sick away. Dwell on happy memories and you will heal faster. Love to you and your sisters. Hold onto each other.