Life

Last night my favorite Aunt passed away. She was diagnosed with terminal cancer in May of this year but always remained hopeful. My Aunt Pat was a wonderful person, she was kind, generous and an optimist like my dad. Her passing was not unexpected, but death is never something that we “expect.” She will be greatly missed.

I’ve chosen to mention her here today because her death reminds me just how precious life is. Starting our own family has given Jered and me a new focus- things are more challenging, often more stressful, but even the simplest things are now infinitely more rewarding. First smiles, coming home from work, quiet time in the evening, making Hazel laugh- things that seem so small but feel so huge. It seems like we don’t often reflect on how important the little things are- at least not until something big happens that reminds us, even if just for the briefest moment, that we are all here temporarily. So today, I want to honor my Aunt’s memory, and the memory of my dad- because I am able and because I am thankful. As I was uploading a batch of photos today I found a picture that was perfect for this post. It isn’t a particularly cute picture, or one that was shot with much skill, but it’s one that is sentimental in a different way- Hazel is grinning, and her grin reminds me so much of both my dad and his sister. So here it is. We miss them both.

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