I just finished reading "things i want my daughters to know" by Elizabeth Noble. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. The book is about a mother dying of cancer and the letters and journal she left her daughters to tell them things she wanted them to remember and to know. I worried that this would be to sad for me to read because my mom had died of cancer, and I have been known to cry at the drop of a hat as my dad was fond of saying. I found in it though strength, love and somehow joy. The strength that it takes to go on when someone that important in your life leaves you. There is no way to be prepared for this because there is no way to know what it will feel like or when it will sneak up on you and hit you. Each page showed the love this mother had for her daughters, even as she admitted to making mistakes in raising them, or in the way she dealt with her own life. The most surprising part was the joy. The joy of remembering and of being able to go on with your life. This is something that I am learning more and more. Right after you lose someone you feel guilty when you are joyful in time though you begin to remember the joy that person gave you and realize that living your life with joy celebrates that person.
I hope you get the chance to read this novel and I hope you find something in it that speaks to you the way that I did.
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