Today is Halloween 2021, one year ago today I got to see my oldest daughter in the hospital, she was non-responsive, on life support, and I believe her spirit had already left this world… But I got to hold her, kiss her, and tell her that I loved her. It was what I needed…

Part of the struggle this past year has been that we still have questions… The universe has chosen not to reveal the answers yet, and I must learn to be patient for the right time… But we did get to see her before we had to say goodbye, and for that I am eternally grateful.

This week has been heavy, but I looked back through her facebook page and the things she posted over the years and I found myself laughing… I loved her sense of humor and sarcasm, she was never mean about it, but man did she get her point across! It has lightened my day and given me great memories of telling our silly ‘family’ jokes and how some of them still make me laugh until I cry…

With everyone I have communicated with after her death, there has been one theme that runs through the memories, and that is that Kristina always made you feel heard. She always wanted to know what made you “YOU”. She had this incredible way of drawing out the most crazy stories in a person’s past, and always making you feel okay about it.

She always wanted to encourage the gifts of anyone she came across, she propped them up – made them feel good about themselves. She was truly a bright light for anyone that knew her and I am so grateful to have been her mom, I am convinced that she taught me more about life that I taught her.

The one date that is important to me is her birthday: November 10th… the day she made me a mom, the day she came into our lives and brought joy and light to anyone that knew her. I will look forward to that day always with happy memories. Thank you for letting me share…