Greetings!

I know I have been MIA for a couple of weeks…I apologize for that. I just needed to get away and regroup. This has been my season for stress. I think that is what caused my earlier reflection post, so I just needed to take some “me time.”

Every Memorial Day, my family goes down south to visit my mother’s grave. My siblings and I get together and take turns planting flowers on her grave, as well as, on some of my other relative’s graves. It has begun to be tradition that after we plant the flowers, we gather together for prayer and then go to get ice cream. I know it sounds weird, but if you have ever been down south with 90 degree heat…you would definitely understand. It also gives us an opportunity to find a little happiness after having to relive the truth of our loss.

This holiday was especially hard. Last year this time we were burying my oldest sister, so we were not able to visit my mother’s grave. It was on everyone’s mind, but without even saying it…we all purposed not to dwell on the fact that she wasn’t there. She was missed like crazy. Her way of looking at things was unique. She always looked at the bright side (a lot like I do). She never met a stranger, and she had a great sense of humor. That’s why it is so hard to mourn her…she loved life. She loved being with her family, and I think the best way to honor her memory is to live life fully.

My prayer today is that everyone will begin to walk in the purpose for which they have been called. God has given each one of us at least one gift. How will you use yours?

Until next time…

Be blessed