An intro

My sweet mom passed away six months ago after a valiant fight with Stave IV Stomach Cancer.  I watched my mom go from a strong, active, independent woman, to a shell of who she used to be. This trial has been the hardest event I have faced in my entire life.  My mom was not just my mother, she was my teacher, my confidant, my shopping and gossiping buddy, my leader, the example of the type of mother and wife I strive to be, but most importantly, my best friend.  Since her death, there has been a hole in my heart.  I told my sweet husband that we used to talk and text all the time-from the time she woke up, to when it was time for bed.  All my major decisions and ideas I ran through my mom-to see what she thought, for ideas and approval.  Even for minor things, we would text each other to see what the other thought.  I miss sending and receiving those texts, but mostly, I miss my mom.  This blog is dedicated to her and to the texts I would have sent her.