Today is the three-month anniversary of my sister-in-law's passing.
I miss Aimee.
I miss her friendship and her support. I miss her laugh, her high-wattage smile.
I mourn that I won't see that smile again. I mourn over a friendship lost. I mourn that she won't be there to see her daughter grow up, and that she won't be a part of my own children's lives.
I mourn her. I miss her. And I love her for having been the very best sister to my husband and the very best sister-in-law I could have asked for.
Sometimes, I still feel angry and sad and frustrated about Aimee's death. Today though, I am grateful for Aimee's life. For her optimism. For her strength. For the example she set for me and for all those around her.
She was the best person I knew, and I'm so very thankful that I got to be part of her too-short life.
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| {Photos courtesy of Pat Rhoads} |
