Happy Birthday Mom!

Today would have been my mom's birthday. I miss her greatly but I know that she is in a happier place now and free from the pain that gripped her final days, that is my only solace for now. I swore after all the other deaths in my family that I would not take life for granted but as John Lennon wrote, "life is what happens while you are busy making other plans," and I am left with regret. Please, take a moment today and do something - see, talk, e-mail - with one of your loved ones you haven't contacted in a while and have a nice time.