6 Years Ago

It was roughly an hour ago six years ago that I received a phone call that changed my life. It was my father, who was very shaken and upset. He informed me that my mother had passed away calmly in her sleep. I needed to go home at once and be with my family as well and sign the cremation papers as I was the next of kin.

 

After over half a decade of her being gone, my life has tremendously changed. I have been engaged and then not, I have played professional baseball, I have graduated from college, and I have moved almost a half a dozen times. As much as my life is now different, I still think of her daily. I wish she could have been physically here to enjoy the things that I have achieved.

 

My personal beliefs are that she is still around in some form. Who knows, whether or not that is just for my own comfort. She loved nature and the outdoors too much not to stay around somewhere that she loved being. I see my sister turning into her with every year. She even looks a lot like my mom did at her age. For that I am actually thankful, because at times it is hard to remember my mom’s face. They say this is common with death by someone close to you.

 

I’m extremely happy though for the life that she did leave. She had a lot of fun and actually went out exactly where she said that she wanted to be. If only all of us could be so lucky. Wherever she is and whatever she is doing, I am sure that she is making people laugh and bringing joy to their lives.

 

Make sure you tell your parents how much you love and appreciate them as much as possible. You truly never know when you will talk to them for the last time.

 

 

Lucas A. Martin