Grieving

My note to Laura Gonzales, months after the loss of her mother:

Sweetheart, what would your mama want for you now? Grief is necessary,  but I imagine your mama is looking down from heaven hoping you find some joy in living. 

You two are clearly soul mates (soul mates aren't always romantic partnerships), but when you love that deeply, there's never any real separation. I pray you find some way to enjoy life until the two of you meet again. It would be such a great way to honor your loving mama. 

That love that you experienced and directed toward your mama is God within you. He's still there, waiting to express His love through you again. 

Don't rush through grieving. It takes the time it takes.  But grief is something to go THROUGH, like any dark passage in life. Please don't get stuck there. Let yourself live while Life is in you.