A Gift

When I grow up I want to be like Heidi. :)
Tuesday was a hard day. December 15th. It's always hard. It's the day I lost my Mom.
This year it was a Tuesday. She died on a Tuesday, 6 years ago.

I had a plan.
Serve.
Sydney had school in the morning and then she was going home with a friend, so I could work at the soup kitchen all day.

Heidi asked me to come by school early.
She said she had a gift for me, but she was nervous to give it to me.
She felt prompted to make me this. She enlisted help from my sister, Kris and for that help she made Kris a gift too--and in the end all of my siblings and my dad.

I loved it. It was perfect for this day. A beautiful ornament with my mom smiling at me and a message from her--in her own handwriting too.

I am so grateful for friends who love me. For people who think about her too. For inspiration. For a loving Heavenly Father who has given me the family and friends I am blessed with.