Art Journaling-Monthly Muse-May 2021-Week #1-Mom:I Really Wish You Were Here

*Deeply Personal Story! & Reflections!...Stop Here If You Feel You Need To...There Were Tears While I Wrote This...Thanks! Everyone...*

Thanks! For The Inspiration!....I Was Immediately Drawn To ONLY! One Quote:I Really Wish You Were Here...This Is So Perfect For How I Am Feeling Lately...With Mother's Day Just Around The Corner...My Mom & I Were Best Friends!...We Did So Many Things Together!...I Think Of Her Every Day!...But More It Seems These Days!...With The Pandemic & All Of The Stress! Pain! & Health Issues! That I Have Been Going Through The Last Year!...She Just Feels & Seems Closer To Me Than Ever Before!...She Passed Away So Many Years Ago It Seems!...But I Still Feel Her! In My Life!...Hear Her!...Need Her!...Eventhough Her Passing Away Was One Of The Darkest Times Of My Life!...I Fell Into A Deep Depression!...It Took Me Almost 2 Years! Before I Felt Some Semblance Of Right! Again!...& Then My Troubles With My Health Took Hold Some Years Later!...But I'm Not Here To Talk About That Today!...After I Survived That Depressive State!...I Finally Accepted That She Was Gone Physically! From This Planet!...But That She Will Never Really Be Gone!...I Was Terrified That I Would Forget Her!...Her Laugh!...Her Smile!...Her Hugs!...Things Became Dim For Awhile!...But After That Dimness Lifted!...I Remembered Everything! About Her!...& It Remains A Part Of Me! & My Truth! In My Own Life!...She Makes Me Stronger!...She Keeps Me Safe!...In My Heart She Will Always Remain!...This Layout Is A Very Personal! & Heartfelt Tribute! To My Amazing! Mom!...My Life Has Been Enriched! With All The Blessings! She Has Bestowed Upon Me!...I LOVE! You So Very Much! Mom!...Thank You! For Always Being There For Me!...And Always Loving Me! No Matter What!...And For Always! Accepting Me For Who I Am!...Happy Mother's Day!...For Now!...For Tomorrow!...For Always!!!!...I LOVE! You More Than I Could Ever Say!!!............


*For My Mom:I Really Wish You Were Here Layout-I Used:The Brand! New! iNSD Released Collab : This Is Us : Little Butterfly Wings/Rachel Jefferies/Micheline Lincoln Designs & Pink Reptile Designs