IN THE RAWNESS OF GRIEF at my mother’s death on January 13, I feel such gratitude for the love and support I have received and continue to receive from people in my life. That includes you, my dear readers and friends. Thank you.
Thank you for your tender comments here. Thank you for the cards and notes. Thank you for the texts and emails and phone conversations. Thank you for the prayers, the care, the concern, the encouragement.
I feel uplifted, deeply loved by the blogging community and by those with whom I am otherwise connected. In grief, I need to lean into your words. Into your expressions of care. To not feel alone.
Some of you noted that you feel like you knew my mother via the stories and photos I’ve shared on Minnesota Prairie Roots. I appreciate that you feel connected to her because of those posts. She was the essence of kindness, compassion and care. A woman of faith living her faith.
Thank you for understanding the depth of my loss and how especially difficult these past two-plus years of only limited visits with Mom due to COVID-19 restrictions in her long-term care center. This pandemic creates challenges that add unnecessary stress to the grief process, too. It’s been hard, really hard.
A post will be forthcoming about my dear sweet mom. But I need time yet to process my loss, to reflect, to cry. Thank you for being here for me. Yesterday. Always. I am grateful.
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Audrey, I am so sorry to learn of your mother’s passing. My heart goes out to you as you grieve her loss.
Thank you kindly, Liz. I appreciate your thoughtfulness in commenting here.
Sending you hugs, kind thoughts, and many prayers!
Thank you. I feel all three.
You continue to be in my prayers every day. There is something about losing your mom that just can be so devastating even when you know that she is in a much better place. Sending all the hugs and love your way.
Thank you, my dear friend. I know you understand with the loss of your mom a year ago.
I’m sorry for your loss, and look forward to learning more about your lovely mother from an upcoming blog post.
Thank you, Valerie. I’m still dealing with a lot of post-funeral stuff, thus I haven’t had time to write yet about Mom. Hopefully next week.
Hugs. One step at a time. xoxo
Thank you, dear Kathleen.