it is with profound sadness and a broken heart that i am writing to tell you that my mom died yesterday afternoon. she went peacefully, without pain or discomfort. she ate some lunch, drank some tea, gave me a huge smile. i had arranged for a massage. when i went into my room for my massage and bill was in the office, she decided it was time to leave. she took a final breath and left her body.
even as i write this i am in shock and disbelief that my sweet mamma could actually have moved on.
we will be having a memorial service celebrating my mom's life on sunday, september 28. more details to follow.
i know that i will make it through and eventually be ok, but right now i feel as though i might break in two, or that my life chord is being torn out from inside of me.
i am so thankful her passing was so peaceful. she did it like she did everything else these past several months, with complete grace and ease.
bill, laurie, and i washed her and anointed each of her chakras with rose and frankincense. then we dressed her in a beautiful outfit. a few of us got together last night and said goodbye to her. we read some poems, sang some songs, and sat with her. this morning we lay pink rose petals on her sweet body and she was taken away.
here's one of the songs we sang last night that has such beautiful words that mean so much right now:
I'll catch your smile on someone's face
Your whisper in the wind's embrace
Through diamond stars and songs and dreams
I find your love in everything
The sun, the sky, the rolling sea
All conspire to comfort me
From sorrow's edge life's beauty seems
To find your love in everything
I've come to trust the hope it brings
To find your love in everything
Even as I fall apart,
Even through my shattered heart
I'll catch your smile on someone's face
.....amazing grace
you know so much more than we do now, mom, and you are free....
may your journey to a better place be easy
may your sweet spirit find joy and peace
may you continue to know how much you are loved and cherished here
may you always feel our love all around you just as we will always feel your love around us
may you rest now in a beautiful place
and may you know that we will never ever forget your beautiful soul
i love you forever
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