How would we all live our lives if we knew we were halfway to the end? Would we show up more, be in the moment more, love ourselves and others more?

On this 9th day of March.. my dear friend, Mary would have turned eighty. As I write this entry I am forty-one and half of the age she was. The last day I saw her was on February 22nd.. the day of my forty-first birthday. She passed on that Saturday the 25th.

Mary showed me love immediately upon meeting her! She came in the salon in pursuit of a haircut.. thinking it was where she had seen a coupon on a bulletin for. I just so happened to have time to do her hair. She felt like someone I had always known! We continued our friendship till she was called to heaven! When she was no longer able to come in for hair services.. I went to her!

Mary taught me things I needed to know! She taught me to love even bigger, to share how I feel with my kids- they should know, she reiterated my Granny Corz’s beliefs~ that you can’t take a U-haul to heaven. She gifted me so many beautiful keepsakes. I can just imagine her up in heaven.. hanging out and being silly with my Granny Corz! I am glad she is no longer suffering and struggling with chronic pain. I am so impressed how she fought to the end and never lost her spunkiness!

I must say she was one of the best friends I’ve ever had. She never judged, she related, she shared her wisdom, encouraged me, prayed with and for me, and most of all …believed in me!

I already feel as though I’ve been given a second chance at life, after surviving a life threatening car wreck at the age of sixteen. I feel blessed for every day that I wake up to have another chance! A chance to be happy, a chance to work through struggle, a chance to help others, a chance to love more! I know Mary felt the same! She struggled with her health for a lot of years! Honestly.. she struggled with her health during most of her marriage to Bernie. They were married thirty-three years. I am excited to carry on a friendship with Bernie.. I am already learning more about he and Mary by the stories he tells! I plan to go see him in a couple hours and.. to release some balloons in Mary’s honor!

I feel compelled to write this entry in an effort to help others see differently. It isn’t a bad day if we choose otherwise. We must squeeze the good out of hard things!

I plan to share my most recent YouTube video later this afternoon. In the video I talk about why I started blogging/vlogging and the best advice I can give.. which really isn’t advice at all.🤷‍♀️ I hope you’ll find the time to check it out!

Any of us may not make it to dinner tonight, so we must live life in a way we want to be remembered!

Stay Rosy, Amber 🤍🤟

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