It is so hard to believe it has been 6 years since Mom left her earthly home and moved to her forever heavenly home!  I was remembering this week her last day and how she struggled to breathe and how I couldn't stand to see her struggle and escaped to take a shower.  While I was in the shower, Mom left.  I read in Mark how Jesus cried out "why have you forsaken me" to his Father.  I have heard it was because The Father could not stand to look at all the sin of the world laid on his Son.  I suddenly saw it in a different light.  Perhaps the Father turned away because he could not stand to see his Son Jesus suffering so!!  I have always felt guilty that I didn't stay by Mom's side in her last few moments.  Maybe she knew how hard it was and decided to surrender her earthly body for her heavenly one.  Maybe she had a hard time doing it while I was in the room because she loved me so much and hated to leave me.  Mom loved me so much!!  She would have done anything for me that she could.  She loved us all that way and showed it in so many small ways.  
I will try to tell a happier story now : )  There really are many to tell!!!  One of my favorite memories is one of the last times I saw her before her strokes.  I was in Austin for a Keller Williams training event and was staying with Mom.  We stopped at a gas station to get some gas and she was walking across the parking lot with her hair kind of flying around her.  It had just a hint of silver in it and in the sunlight it looked kind of like a halo.  She looked so beautiful!! She had taken me out for a very nice meal to celebrate my birthday and then we were watching tv.  She insisted on giving me the sofa (of course) while she curled up on the smaller love seat.  She looked over at me (kind of behind her) and smiled her sweet smile and I thought "wow!  she is so beautiful, and I asked her if I could take her picture.  I honestly never saw her look anything but beautiful in a picture!!