Life Changes Things

I haven’t written on here for a long time, sorry about that. It is just that things haven’t been that great to write about. Like the title says – Life changes things. I found a sign in a crafty store that said that and I thought, that pretty much sums up this year!

In August, my boss lost his life to brain cancer. I truly admired and respected him, he was a wonderful and smart man. His memorial service was wonderful and so sad. God must of decided he needed him more.

The day that he passed away, my mom went in to the hospital. She never returned home. She was in and out of hospitals and the nursing home for a month. A week before she passed away, I lost my job that I had had for 10-1/2 years. It was both good and bad timing. I got to spend mom’s last week with her. I’d like to think that she knew we were with her. All us kids were with her when she gave in and let go. It was the hardest day of my life. I miss her terribly. It’s the little things, like making Christmas cookies with her, or calling her to tell her something cute the boys had done, that I really miss. There is an emptiness there that will never be replaced.

Life Changes Things. I am now without a mother or a job (or health insurance!) at Christmas time. Yet I am still grateful that we still have our house, our kids are healthy so far, and we have a lot to look forward to in the new year. Please let 2009 be a better year!