This is beautiful. She seems like such a passionate and loving woman who cared deeply for those she loved. My sincere condolences to Sarah, Justin and Hattie. May she live on in you forever. 

I can hear her laugh in that picture with Hattie.  She was a second mother to me- someone who I could always count on for a hug and a laugh even though I hadn’t seen her in person for quite a while.  I am lucky to have so many great memories of your mom but favorite is in Aruba when she found a stray dog and kept it in her room.  She sure loved animals.  When she first moved to NC she was spending a lot of time at local animal shelters and convinced us to come to one with her that was having a BOGO sale.  We ended up leaving that day with three of the world best dogs.  I wish I knew how to post a picture here because I have one of your mom sitting on the ground at the shelter with Finn, Harper and Nash and she had the biggest most genuine smile across her face.  I will miss her but will hold all these memories close.  Love you! 

Sarah I am so very sorry for the loss of your mom. I knew her when she was in Brattleboro with Pete. She was such an amazing person!!

My dear Sarah, although I never met your mom in person she was so expressive that I feel like I know her. She and I would communicate over messenger and she never failed to call me honey, and she never failed to express her awe and love for you. (If you ever want, I’d be happy to share some screenshots with you of conversations we had, especially as you were waiting for Hattie).

She was beyond excited for you and the arrival of Little Birdie. I think those were her exact words “beyond excited”.  When I asked her if you loved being a parent she said, “Honey, she’s a natural” and talked about how amazing it is to watch you.

Your mom always seemed to love and respect your dad even if they weren’t together anymore. And they BOTH just loved you. As I said about your dad (and think I could probably say about your mom)—they were proud of you but appeared unwilling to take any credit for how wonderful you turned out.

She remembered that my husband is Ukrainian and reached out to check on him/family as soon as the war started. We laughed about our common weaknesses in technology (but she still teased me about having an ancient Hotmail email address). 

I noticed her last post was about her love for Hattie and falling in love with her instantly. May her love lift you all.

My sincere condolences,