I wondered how I would feel today. I wondered if I would wake feeling heavy and sad. Or if my emotions would play close to the surface. As soon as I opened my eyes it was the first thought that I had, Happy Birthday Janna.
I've thought about it all morning, and realized I had to decide. I have the ability to choose how this day will feel. I thought about Janna and what she would want to do on this day. I pictured myself asking her. I see her face, it has a giant grin spreading across that beautiful face. She would want us to be happy. She would want us to remember her happy.
Today I celebrate. I celebrate the day my sweet friend was born. I celebrate her joy, her laughter, and her friendship. I celebrate her grit, perseverance and her grace. I celebrate the many lessons she taught me that I might never have learned otherwise. I celebrate her motherhood, womanhood, and sisterhood. I celebrate the day she was gifted a return to her heavenly home. She battled well, she left her legacy, and she left her love in everyone she knew.
So, today I choose to celebrate. Happy Birthday Janna, we miss you like crazy.
