Today marks seven years since my mom passed away. The first few years after she passed, I dreaded this day. It brought up the pain and sadness of her last days. This year, it's still sad but I'm able to celebrate her life, instead of focusing on her absence. It's taken seven years to get to this point though. It took about five for my friend Bill after losing his mom. Today we're talking about how grief changes over the years and how anniversaries can go from painful memories to spending a day at the spa because that's what our moms would've wanted.
