Day 100 – Footprints in the Sand

What a milestone! 100 days of this blog has already gone so fast. So much healing… so much growth… so much love… so much emotion. I think Heather would be so very proud of what I’m doing in her honor. I think she would get a kick out of it actually. As for me, I am proud of this past 100 days and wholeheartedly look forward to the next 265.

I went to the beach today. I actually went there to enjoy and breathe in the balmy, moist air and feel the breeze and soak in the ocean vibe and vibrant sunshine. I was actually trying to come up with something clever to do for the 100^th day of this blog. But as I was walking barefoot in the sand and looking at all the other footprints along the way it got me thinking. Life is so bizarre…here one minute- gone the next just as these footprints awaiting the inevitable high tide. I am not spending my time wrapped in sadness that Heather has passed (although I have and do allow myself to grieve). I choose to spend my time, and this 365 days celebrating her life- remembering and honoring our memories and who she was and intentionally appreciating the life I am blessed with.

Today, she is here with me because she is on my mind. This is the perfect intention actually. So in the sand, above my footprints I wrote in her initials to intentionally bring her directly into my moment. As I walked on, I saw an untouched patch of sand and wrote another one. As I was walking, I found myself smiling. I was thinking of all the people this blog has touched that never got to meet Heather’s precious soul that know all about her because of this blog. Her memory will live on for a long, long time with the people that were lucky enough to have known her as well as those that are learning about her now. That warms my heart today and always. #HGAL