Pieces of Her

I wasn't planning on blogging.  I feel like I don't have the energy, but I just got home from Bunco and have lots of thoughts going through my head.  We have been doing bunco for years with my aunts and cousins on my mom's side of the family.  Anyway, I am always emotional afterwards lately.  Tonight I just kind of sat back and took everything in.  While doing this, I was able to see little pieces of my mom in all of my aunts.  It made me really happy.  They probably don't even realize all of the little things she has left with them.  All the things that remind my sisters and me of her.  These little things that help us to feel her comfort.  My cousin told a joke that my mom always used to say.  It's the one where she says "do you want to see my new mouse tattoo?"  And then says "oh shoot my pussy must have ate it"  It felt so good to laugh about this!  My mom told this joke so good,  you almost believed that she had a real mouse tattoo.  Anyway...I was just glad to be able to see a little bit of my mom tonight.  I love my aunts and cousins so much.  They don't realize how much joy they bring.  I am so thankful God reveals things like this.  So often I pray for her presence and any little thing that would be so obvious she is here. But then I get to see her like I did tonight and know that God gives us exactly what we need when we need it.

She would hate me for posting this, but this was her telling my dad she pierced her belly button :) lol! with a fish hook (we were joking)

This is one of my favorite pictures of my mom. She made anything fun.