I have had a lot of things going on in the past year and keep wondering why I keep going to my past. I know the sayings, "let the past be the past, God gave us eyes in the front of our faces so we would not look back, and let the past live in the past, live in the present and let the future worry about itself." Okay I probably quoted one of them wrong. Sorry ahead of time for that. These reflections are not bad reflections though. I tease and say maybe I am getting alzheimers because the good times play in my head so vividly. So tonight I want to take the time to thank a cousin, a friend and the hero that she is.
My first hero is my cousin Karen. She came to live with us when my dad left my mom with 5 kids. I do not know how it came about because I was only two. All I remember is Karen I never remember my dad living with us. I owe who I am today to Karen. She is a great lady. She was very tender and compassionate and she taught us much more than you can ever imagine. I guess she was our second mom. She stayed at home with us while our mom went to work and she was our emotional support for everything that went on in our life. She truly loved us unconditionally. I think I started reflecting on her because I wonder where did I pick up the throwing together Halloween costumes and making fun things with my daughter. My love for children and loving them unconditionally. Karen is my hero and the wind beneath my wings. I wish I could see her more often and I definitely wish she could be in the circle of my daughter's women. Thank you Karen for being awesome. I love you and truly do wish that the last eight years had not been Karen void. Maybe we can reconnect. My daughter would love you and giggling with you and being chased by you, and teased by you learning from you and just being loved by you I know that I am the person I am today because of you and I thank you.
The Picture is Karen with Tones on her lap and her partner Marsel. 
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