“If you’re not okay, that’s okay. It will happen sometimes. But you have to tell yourself that things will be better tomorrow. Even if they’re not better tomorrow. Keep telling yourself they will be. Because eventually, tomorrow will be better.” – Sam Miller.
Life is hard, there are continuous obstacles that we have to go through just to get to the next day. Life is hard, but that’s okay. It was never meant to be easy. Life is rough, and happy, life is sadness and adventure. life is also beautiful. Despite all the evil in this world, despite all the hurt and pain, life gives us meaning. It allows us the chance to learn and grow, make friends, find loved ones, create memories. I ask that you never take life for granted, because not every day is promised.
As most of you, who are locals in Cloverport may know, Diane Board otherwise known as ‘Big Momma’ has been fighting a hard battle this past year. Her family has been by her side fighting with her, as much as they can. Life hasn’t been easy on her or her family, but there they are fighting their way, to a better tomorrow. I had asked permission from Laura before creating this blog, because I know some people can’t deal with the pain, and hurt due to it being a ‘touchy’ subject. She made a comment that I think people need to learn how to accept. She said that “it’s touchy with certain people because they don’t know how to deal with real life” and that “unfortunately it’s just a part of life, and you have to enjoy while you can.” These are the truest words I’ve heard. Cancer sucks. And I along with so many others in this world wish it didn’t exist. But it does, and for now, we have to learn how to deal with it. It won’t be easy, it never is; watching your loved ones suffer, and change before your eyes. These aren’t the moments we should focus on, because there will be bad days, days where your loved one won’t want to get out of bed, days they won’t smile, days where all they want to do is cry. Don’t focus on these days. Remember the good days, the better days. The day’s where even with all the chaos that cancer has brought, your loved one is laughing, and smiling, even at the smallest of things. Do everything you can to remember the happiness, the love and the passion for life they once had. When all is said done, and they are no longer with us, believe me they won’t want you to dwell on the sad times. They’ll want to know you remembered them with life. I don’t want to focus on the sadness and pain this family has had to endure, instead I want to capture the love they have for their Big Momma, and the aggravated feeling she gets when Laura and Kaci kiss her checks, or the photobomb for their dog buster! I want everyone to remember this strong, spunky, stubborn woman as someone who had a good life, someone who is just embarking on another journey.
I’m not able to do much for the world, I’m the kind of person who wants to save everyone, and fix all the issue we seems to have in life. Though I may not be able to do that, I can help people a little, even if it’s one person at time. I’m able to help create lasting moments for families, friends, couples and so on. So even if I can’t offer a lot, I’m so thankful for this passion and talent of mine, because I can offer this to those, who may not have had the opportunity to have something special to hold onto. I love my job, because I can help create some of the most special moments.
