Dear Reverend, My mother passed away four months ago. Although she was older and had lived a great life, it was still rather unexpected. I don't have any other family besides one sister who lives in another state. I've been doing OK, but now that Mother's Day is coming, I'm really missing her and feeling sad. How do I get through the first one without her? Downhearted Daughter (woman, 49) Dear Downhearted Daughter, My mother died two days before Mother's Day in 2015. It's never easy... Read this story