Happy Birthday to the sweetest angel I could ask for.
Today my sweet momma would have been 53.
Even though she isn't here for us to sing to and smother in kisses and sweet hugs, my sisters and I still lit a candle in her honor and sang her happy birthday.
I'm still always caught off guard when my eyes well up with tears.
It's not that I never feel sad, and I that I don't cry, but it is always when I least expect it.
I didn't expect to start crying while singing Happy Birthday with my sisters, but listening to both of my sisters sing and thinking about how my mom isn't here to see us grow up and experience our lives with us was overwhelming for me.
Just another reminder to myself and for others around me to be thankful for the time you do have with people, especially your loved ones. Be patient with them, love them, respect them, and show them grace even when it's difficult...because you never know when they will no longer be there for you to call or to hug and say I love you to.
So, Happy 53rd Birthday my sweet Neitha Rose.
You will forever be my angel.
<3
A rose is a rose is a Neitha Rose
