Today is the 2 year anniversary of my mom’s death. I adopted her cat after she passed

This is Pip. He was my mom’s cat and provided her a lot of love and company before she passed. I had initially planned to re-home him but soon learned that taking care of him was an important part of my grief journey. So I adopted him into my home (with 3 other cats). Despite an initial rocky period with the cats he’s settled in quite nicely. Having him with me has given me some peace and is a daily reminder of my mom. I come into this anniversary with more calmness than I’ve experienced before. Hope my mom is looking down and smiling.