It seems appropriate as we are about to come up on the 2 year and 1 year anniversaries of losing my Uncle Mike and my Granny to write something about them. I heard a song today by Eric Paslay,"She don't love you" it reminded me of a song that my Uncle Mike would have covered on stage. He loved being on stage. He was a true performer. A booming voice and a sharp dressed man. He was so gifted but I think regretted never making it "big". I know the day he passed that Heaven got the another angel in their choir. My granny has been gone almost a year. Its still hard to believe that I haven't hugged or spoken to her in that long. I say it over and over but it is so the truth. She was my true love. We had a bond that was unshakeable and true. She could always tell me what I didn't want to hear. I knew she was always thinking and praying for me and loving me through any situation. My birthday was hard. It was the first time not getting a card from her. She always made sure she sent cards on holidays. Just so you knew she was thinking about you. Its made me realize little things like that are important. My family is such a small tight nit group that the 2 of them missing leaves giant sized holes. We manage to mutter through holidays and gatherings but there is always an emptiness. The kids help with that and make us smile through it all but its still always there. I can only be grateful that one day I will be where they are and will see them again. Love your family, keep them close, hug them, pray for them, and send them cards. That being said don't let anyone mistreat you even if they are family. Sometimes you have to cut ties and be done with the negative. Its a hard decision to make but you can't continually make excuses or feel bad. Life is too short.
I'll leave you with Eric Paslays song...
http://youtu.be/nAxQjQ_mfSQ
