You never realize just how fragile life is until someone you love passes away.

You think they will always be there until one day, they aren’t.It is in these delicate moments that you are left, standing there wondering what, if anything, could have been done to change the outcome and bring the person back. You question God. You question life and you question yourself.But eventually you realize that we are all destined for the same ending.Unfortunately, some endings come much sooner than we would like, and it is the people left behind after a death who feel cheated that there wasn’t more time to laugh about things, enjoy meals with and say I love you again.My mother-in-law, Bonnie, passed away unexpectedly nearly three weeks ago at the age of 71.She was a small in stature woman with a warm heart and big personality that was hard to match.She loved her family immensely, but her health was always a battle that she was determined to win.Unfortunately, time was not on our sides and we were left standing here, our world shattered, wondering just what happened when we learned that Bonnie had passed.We questioned what went wrong when this was supposed to be the start of a good stretch she was supposed have. We questioned God as to why he called her home so soon. We probably will never have those answers though.What we do know is that we must move forward, one painful step at a time, and continue to live each day in her memory.If she were here, she would tell us that things will be OK.And she will show us that through small signs, whether it be a butterfly floating around the butterfly bush outside her and her husband’s home, through a dream or a shiny penny that seems to mysteriously appear on the floor.She will let us know that even though her body may be gone, she is still watching over her family.But for now, grief has settled in and is shrouding the light.As time passes, the pain of her loss will lessen to the point where we can look back on her life, smile and share stories and reminisce about the woman we loved and who loved us.