How can it be 9 years since we held you and said goodbye?
108 months
3, 287 days
It feels like a lifetime. So much has happened in our lives since you died, and yet I can close my eyes and be taken right back as if no time passed at all.
One thing that remains the same is the love for you we all carry. Your sisters still like planning celebrations for your birthday and look for ways to honour you.
This year we were able to go strawberry picking and even tried making our own jam for the first time! Your sisters were excited to cut the strawberries and mash them in the pot, while stirring and stirring. Only minimal arguing about who’s turn it was.
Whether the jam turns out or not, I will keep the memory forever tucked away in my heart.
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