Remembering Her Through Nature

Today is the 2 year passing of my Mother. Mesothelioma took her from us on a Friday the 13th in 2007. I like to think of her in nature. The planting of the hyacinths last year were twofold. To remember her death and to honor AnnaBelle's birth. This time of year is one of my favorite seasons next to Fall. If I could choose a season to leave this Earth I hope its in the Spring.

Whenever I think of Mom I think of her through nature and this time of year simply floods and warms my heart with the memories of the time we had together. She loved flowers and the beauty they behold and she loved to be able to get outside and be more active. She would have been starting her tomato garden and tending to her plants inside and out this time of year.

The picture of her above is a favorite. We spent a memorable summer vacation in WV and this one was taken at the lead mines near where my father grew up. Even though I was 17 when we took this trip and at that time I thought I was too old to go on them anymore, she made it fun by allowing us the freedom to explore and I will never forget the climb up the mountain for the blueberries. I think we laughed the whole way up, Mom, me, Mary, Brian and Daddy. And the blueberries, though scarce, were not the treasures we found that day, it was spending time and loving life, along with nature, together.