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Stolen Moments

stolen moments caught in time two hearts bathed in universal light filling the world with magic and filling it with delight stolen moments taken in love by the purest light   This is one of the few photos we have of my mom (Lek) with my youngest niece (Taylor). She loved her granddaughters more than anything else and cherished the earth they lived on. Continue reading Stolen Moments

Happy Birthday Mama

Happy Birthday Mama. You would have been 67 years awesome today. It seems just like yesterday you were telling me “good night baby” over the phone but the reality is that it will be 6 years in December that you’ve been gone. Six years. I looked at some photographs of you last night and I started to wonder if I am living a life you would be proud of. If I was pursuing my dreams of living in Australia hard enough. Continue reading “Happy Birthday Mama”

30 Day Song Challenge Redux (Day 5): Song that Reminds You of Someone

This song will forever be associated with my mom. When I hear it, I know she’s with me. “Closer to the Edge” by 30 Seconds to Mars. The beginning of this video sums up what the song means to me. It was playing in the car when I arrived at the hospital and I played it on repeat until she left the hospital. Days of … Continue reading 30 Day Song Challenge Redux (Day 5): Song that Reminds You of Someone

Letters to Lek: Happy Birthday Crazy Little Thai Lady

Crazy Little Thai Lady was my mom’s nickname. Who gave it to her, no idea. She wasn’t knife wielding crazy or any of that sort. She was more of a 110 degree heat, pushing a lawn mower around 4 acres of land, crazy. There was nothing she couldn’t do and you couldn’t tell her “no, it’s impossible.” I guess that’s where I get my stubborn, … Continue reading Letters to Lek: Happy Birthday Crazy Little Thai Lady