Momma's Earbob

Momma's ear-bob has been sitting on my desk for a while now.  I like to pick it up and hold it and feel it.  It makes me feel close to Momma.  After I took the picture and posted it on Facebook I started trying to remember when I got it and brought it to the office.  It finally dawned on me - I found in the midst of the debris of Marlin's burned apartment.  I remember now - I picked up up out of the ashes of one of Marlin's boxes.  I showed it to Marlin and we wept.  I dropped it down into my pocket and then somehow I got it cleaned up and it ended up in my office on my desk.  So now, I pick it up from time to time - sometimes I press it against my cheek - cherishing the memories of my sweet Momma.  This week as we marked off the fifth month of her passing - I still can't wrap my mind and my heart around it all.  So I just hold the memories close and know that one of these days I will see her again.