Becca
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Family Album
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Power of Positivity Regram
Thank you @PowerOfPositivity for posting this to Instagram. Reposting this flower in loving memory of someone I have in heaven. Not a single day goes by that I don’t think of her.
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Twenty-three years ago today
Twenty-three years ago today, at this time of the day, I was a mama for just a few hours. Becca was born in the early afternoon. I was working for the State of Hawaii, Department of Human Services, in-training. I was on Maui and the training was on Oahu every other week. So Becca and I got a free trip to stay with my aunt for three or four separate weeks; And her paternal grand parents had a special treat, spending those weeks with their first grand-baby while I was at the trainings. While I worked my full-time state job, Baby Becca spent her days with Nanny. We spotted her…
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2015 Becca Squats 3
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2015-Becca Squats 2
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2015 Becca Squats 1
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Rebecca’s Suicide
I had been staying in Hawaii for the children; but Rebecca’s suicide spoke to me, telling me it was no longer a good idea. The message was clear. It came to me the moment I got the news. I shed no tears. I simply sought presence, in the now, the current moment, that moment to keep me from completely losing it. I gazed at the glistening shimmer of the sunshine on the rippling ocean surface. From that moment, I needed to keep my mind on what I needed to get done — that kept my mind from swirling the abyss of unanswered questions and heart-break. And even with that concentrated…
