strength & courage

...are the things my mother taught me. She was the strongest and most courageous person I have ever known; she was as strong and courageous in death as she was in life. I will forever be inspired by her. 

I hesitated to write about this here, but cole's kitch has always been a reflection of what's going on in my life at the moment, so excluding such a major life event didn't seem right. At the same time, words can't do justice to what an incredible mother I've had the good fortune of having or the immensity of the loss I am feeling now. So rather than try, I'll end this post with a pic of my beautiful mother, Debra Ann Keefer.