There are so many morning afters, things we do that we will regret the next day. Hangovers, affairs, financial decisions and many more. But what about the morning afters that we don't plan for, that happen unexpectedly. The morning after loosing someone you love so dearly, is one of the hardest days to process.
I woke up this morning hoping that the news that my beloved mom passing away yesterday was a nightmare. That I could pick up the phone and call her to tell her my brothers from Iowa were coming for a visit. All 6 of us siblings would be together again!! I couldn't. It's real. We are coming together to celebrate the life she lived. The ones she taught to love and to live life to the fullest will honor her on Monday!!
Mom taught us so many things: each of us got our independence, stubbornness, values and morals from her. She was an amazing baker (I didn't inherit that gene. All the others did), hard worker and loved each of us unconditionally. Each of us will have the things we will miss most about her. What I will miss most about her is that my children will never get to meet the greatest "Nanny" that ever lived!!!
Mom showed us how to be tough and with time we will persevere. I know she will continue to be so proud of each of us!!
If you knew our Mom you didn't call her by her name Serita you called her "Mom" or "Nanny" like her kids and grandkids did. The neighborhood kids loved her. Everyone who met her loved her. I can say I am the woman I am today because of her. Mom was a true Proverbs Virtuous Woman. The Bible say in Proverbs 31:28 Her children rise up and call her blessed. And BLESSED she was!!!
