Ava's Nana

I found out today that after a three and a half year wait, I have a new daughter, born in the Hunan province of China. I wish my mother were here to share my joy. No one loved holding a baby like my mother. When my daughter, Leah, was born nearly twelve years ago, I had to beg my mother to let other people hold her; she was so in love with her.

It's Not Such a Wonderful Life

I feel as though I'm living in a world without my George Bailey - my mother. The world was such a better place with her in it; nothing is the same without her. Each new day is a constant reminder that my life will never be the same. The scariest part of my mother's death is that it has given me a vivid awareness of my own mortality.