Bette Midler In My Life Official Video

Tonight or maybe this week I have been reflecting on my life.  I usually only do this once or twice a year (Christmas as we approach the New Year and July when it marks my baptism as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints).  The past few days I have though of some specific things so let me share with you.  

• I have been very blessed in my life.  I had a mother and a father who for some reason or another chose to give me a better life than they could provide and game up for adoption.  
• I had a mother and dad who chose me to be their daughter.  While they divorced, I still had a better life than anyone could have imagined.
• I moved to the US at the age of 6 which provided me with even more opportunities than my birth parents probably even ever imagined.  
• I keep thinking of my mom who passed away on December 26, 1993.  I wished she would have had a healthier life that would have allowed her to be the mother she probably wanted to be.  Never the less, she was a great mom to me even through her illness and taught me to have compassion - I may not have learned that if she hadn't been sick. 
• I am also thinking of the first friend I lost, Michelle L McGrath who passed away on April 25, 1994.  She was such a caring, fun, and giving person.  If you have ever heard me say "Dude" it is because of Michelle.  So in my own little way she is living on every time I say "Dude".  She also taught me to greet and say by with the peace sign so maybe I will work on doing that again.  I know I will see both Michelle and my mom one day and that will be such a sweet reunion...I can hear Michelle welcoming by saying Dude, I can't believe you did ........

I also have found myself singing the following verses of one of the few Beatle songs I like and think the words are very fitting for my mood.

There are places I remember
All my life though some have changed

Some forever not for better

Some have gone and some remain
All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I've loved them all

So, If you are reading this - I want you to know that no matter where we are in our lives or in our friendship you will always hold a special place in my heart and I probably have one or two memories of you I think of every now and then.