A Memory

Two years ago…

Spring Break 2018: Boyd, Texas

We arrived to butter beans with ham on the stove, and cornbread in the oven. Grandad had cooked Maxey’s favorite. I cried.

We spent lazy days with Nano and Grandad, exploring outside and going through old photos with my mom’s infectious laughter in the background. We talked about life, death, and everything in between- not taking a single moment for granted.

So much history. So much perspective. So much wisdom.

I am so incredibly grateful.

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This “memory” from my Facebook feed has my eyes welling this morning. So much has changed in two years. What a bittersweet thing a memory is. With every cell in my body, I’m grateful for how I have been loved all my life. I’ve done all I can to give it back out there, no matter where I am and what I’m doing, no matter if I have a little or a lot. Some days I’m better at it than others, but always, always, I’m givin’ it all I got. There’s a whole lot going on in that big ole’ world right now. Have to take a minute to say that wherever you’re at and whatever you’re doing, there’s a small town girl in a great big city who loves you all so much.

Take care of each other out there.