I haven’t been able to write since my aunt passed away ten days ago. I’ve tried, but haven’t liked anything that has come of it, with one exception. Two lines keep repeating themselves:

Remember me in the strength of our last hug goodbye,
In the “I love you” as we fought back the tears in our eyes.

I got to say goodbye and give her one last hug. Tell her that I love her one last time. I will remember that moment for the rest of my life. It was the most important thing that I did all year. It is in that vein, and in her honor, that I recount the best things that happened in my life in 2014.

1. I was given the opportunity to say goodbye.

2. Published my first children’s book.

3. Wrote my 2nd children’s book, and got half way through #3.

4. Sold my first piece of jewelry that I designed and made.

5. Took definitive steps toward the completion and polishing of my Civil War novel.

6. Found clarity and solidified my long term goals for my life’s work.

7. Learned how amazing and supportive the people that I have chosen to be in my life really are.

8. Vacationed with friends and my sister in Alaska.

9. Reconnected with old friends in Colorado.

10. Made it to 2015 with my sense of humor intact and high hopes for the new year.

 

In Loving Memory

Margaret Lucille Michels

2/1/56 – 12/21/14