This heart wrenching account of a mother’s death and the days that follow is Moss’s attempt to capture palpable grief. Journaling for hours each day after her mother dies, the author offers a personal documentation of her need to keep the mother/daughter bond alive. Within this account of pain, memories heavy with motherly advice and daughter as mother moments are often sprinkled with a bit of humor. Moss takes readers on a journey through darkness to discover joy on the other side. The journey introduces readers to an insightful teacher who used life as a classroom setting.