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Week 31:

This blessing took place the week of April 27th – May 3rd
 
I've tried to be completely honest with myself and each of you throughout this journey. For those of you who don't know this is a difficult time of year for me. Mom got sick on April 23rd and passed away on May 6th. I tend to be an emotional mess at different times. Small things still trigger strong emotions. A lot has changed since mom passed away. Not only am I a daughter, sister, aunt, friend, wife, but now I'm a mother. My husband and I joke mom is the reason we are parents; I promise she is the one to blame. 

While on her death bed in the hospital, Oscar and I had the opportunity to spend some time with mom, just us. While there mom asked Oscar when we were going to have kids so she could be a Gigi again. Mom always wanted to be a grandma but didn't want to be called grandma; she wanted to be called Granny. My sister wouldn't allow it, but Kenta, my brother in law, called her Goofy Granny, so as a nickname we called her GG but spell it Gigi.  Anyway, when mom asked Oscar for more grandbabies he politely told her, "you already have several grandbabies and plus we aren't ready for kids". She looked up at him smiled and said, "Yes, you are." It was in that moment I knew mom had made a deal with Jesus and Oscar and I ready or not would be parents, soon.

A month after her death and a week before our one year anniversary Oscar and I found out we were pregnant. When we found out we were having a boy we named him Eli because it means to be with the Lord. Oscar and I believe Eli is our eternal gift from my mom and the best blessing God has ever given. We still aren’t ready to be parents and we figure out a lot of stuff as we go but we're blessed to have Eli.

This week's blessing actually took place 3 years ago. After our conversation with mom Oscar and I went to the gift shop to buy her something to give to her as a keepsake. Something she could have to think of us when we weren't with her in the hospital. We got her a stuffed animal chickadee. Few people even know about this and even fewer know the significance.
 
 
 

This week I got a new stuffed animal chick in the mail. No return address… No card… Just the chick…

I have my suspicious of who sent this and I'm pretty sure I've solved the mystery, but incase I'm wrong… Whoever sent this thank you very much? This small gesture helped me celebrate my mother's legacy in a fun and unique way.

Tomorrow is a day that is bittersweet. Not only is it my brother's birthday it's also the anniversary of my mother's death. Her dying on his birthday makes me think of butterflies. See for us this is an ugly caterpillar to have such sorrow remembered on a day of celebration. However, for her this is a celebration of being born again as a beautiful butterfly in eternity.
 
With that said Happy Birthday Daniel try and celebrate your life and enjoy the day.
 
To each of you reading I ask you to do something extra special for someone tomorrow, in memory of my mother. Whatever you do, and whoever you do it for, do it with joy, because God is good all the time and all the time God is good.

If you choose to bless someone tomorrow and you would like to share your story, I would love to hear what you did and who you blessed so feel free to e-mail me jenniferchacon3@gmail.com

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