It is sometimes hard to believe that my Mom, my best friend has been gone a year now. I miss her everyday. Everyday I look in the mirror and I am reminded of her, who she was and how she lived her life. She was such an incredible example to me. I hope that over the course of the last year she would have been proud of me and the way that I have handled things. A friend of mine told me earlier this year that there is no such thing as a coincidences; there are things all the time that remind me of my Mom...smells, music or a thought that comes into my head. I know that my Mom has been close this year, I have felt her presence and I know that she will continue to be near.
With the holidays now behind us we can focus on the new exciting changes headed our way this year. We are all anxiously awaiting Justin's mission call and the arrival of our first grandchild in July. Tyler took this quarter off of school but has only one class left to receive his associate at SLCC. January was a bitter cold month and I was beginning to think it would never end. I am looking forward to the spring and summer and being able to get back out on the boat with friends and family.
