In Sympathy

I know two ladies who have lost their mothers in the last week. It's one of those times when you don't know what to say. There is nothing you can do to comfort the people left behind, who will have to pick up the pieces and move on with their lives, without their mother. Without the one whose job it has been to comfort and protect and love unconditionally. The one they went to when they were sad or just needed a hug...is gone.

Mother's Day will never be the same. It will be a year filled with firsts for these women. The first birthday without them, first Christmas, and many other special days.

All we can do is grieve with them and support them in whatever way is available, and not say anything stupid to make their grief worse.

Go with God, ladies. Bring your grief to Him and he will bless you.