Honesty

 

Sometimes I wonder how the girls are doing with all the change.

My insightful Lucy has been pretty quiet.  I know that one day, it’s going to all come out.

It’s Katy’s brutal honesty that I think captures what we are all feeling right now.

Last night, we were snuggling in my bed, winding down after a full day of activity.

Katy looked at me and said, “I wish Grandma wasn’t dead.”

Yeah, me too.

I appreciate how she doesn’t sugar coat the raw pain that we are all feeling.  She doesn’t dance around this grief.  She confronts it, head on.

In those moments when I feel I have to be another person, I remember Katy’s strength.

I remember that it’s ok that I’m not ok.

This post is part of my 31 Day series.  To start from the beginning, click here.