For you non country fans, that’s a song by stud-muffin Tim
McGraw. It’s one of my favorites because
it’s not just a song, it’s a story…as most country songs are.
Anyway, this month we’re talking “near-death
experiences”….apropos for the month of October as Halloween is just around the
corner, and although most people associate the holiday with dressing up in
costume and going door to door begging for sweets, it’s actually the start of a
Mexican holiday called Dia de los Muertos….Day
of the Dead. Sounds spooky huh? But
really the day is really about
coming together to pray for and remember friends and family members who have
died.
I’ve been
surrounded by death most of my life---giving a whole new meaning to our
theme--near death experiences. I’ve lost
a lot of family over the years, starting when I was seven with the death of my
grandmother who was barely in her sixties. In fact, in the span of six years I’d
lost both grandparents and parents followed later by the loss of several
beloved aunts and uncles (all on my
mother’s side and at very young ages). Recently I said goodbye to my cousin,
Thomas, who passed away after a lengthy illness. He was only nine years older
than me.
As hard as these
losses have been, I have to say, accepting these deaths has given me a somewhat
new perspective on life. When someone is
ill or has a health crisis, I tend to mentally prepare myself for their passing;
accepting the inevitability so the heartache is easier to bear. In fact, I tend to speak of my own death to
my children, to give them time to get used to the idea of not having me in
their lives forever. Morbid I know. But,
death is a part of life. We may be able to prolong it, but we can’t stop it
from ending. And, if you believe in reincarnation
like I do, you’ll come back to a new life in another day and time.
Wow, I hope this
blog didn’t bum you out. Haha
So, I’ll end with
this. If you’re looking for some fun, spooky and romantic reading this
Halloween season, my novel Dark Obsession (which was just given a 9.1 scoring
by the Readers Crown at RomCon) is on sale at Amazon.
And if you really like the ‘edge of your seat’
paranormal thrillers, check out my good friend Robert Gregory Browne’s books….The Innocent Ones (previously titled Down
Among the Dead Men) being my favorite!!
