4 years ago

Four years ago today we said goodbye to mom. She left us for a much better place. As we are going through this process with Ron's dad I'm grateful that mom went quickly. We were told about this time (2:30) that we needed to call the family. So we did. Most of them arrived by 5:30. We were gathered around her bed talking and sharing. Around 6:00 mom kind of awaken. We told her we loved her, and what a great Mom, Grandma, and Great Grandma she had been. Then we told her she could go to be with Jesus and Dad. We sang one of her favorite songs - "It is Well with my Soul" and by the time we were done singing (I might add it wasn't our best voices) she had quite breathing. I've thanked the Lord many times for His presence and the quick release of Mom from this earth. She had always said she prayed that she would go with her boots on. In the scheme of things it was quick with just 5 weeks from her first physical symtom till she went home to heaven. We still miss her. I thought of her yesterday as I was "organizing" the tupperware at Ryan & Jared's house and how she loved to do that for us girls when she was visiting. There is a peace in knowing where your Dad & Mom are and that someday we will see them again. Thank you, Lord. Her middle daughter, Cindy

It would have been Mom's 91st birthday

It's been four years since Mom went home to be with Jesus. It still seems like only yesterday. Somedays I still have a hard time believing it. Even though the years have dulled the pain they haven't made us forget mom and what she meant to us. We were blessed to have her as a mom to benefit from her example of a Proverbs 31 woman. She wasn't perfect but her life exhibited a continued work in progress. We remember her on this day especially. Here middle daughter, Cindy

Mother's Day 2010

Another year has come and gone and here we are remembering our mom's again. Today I purposely based the clothes I would wear on the fact that I wore my mom's earrings. We gave them to her one year for Christmas and I really liked them so when it came time to decide what to do with them I asked if I could have them. I like to wear them on Mother's Day in honor of my GREAT mom. She was such a special and classy lady. She taught me to stay strong in the Lord even when trials and tribulations came along. She was an example of putting her trust and faith in God. She never got bitter, worried, or questioned what was happening in her life. What an inheritance we were given. I pray that my children and grandchildren will see the same characteristics in me. Remember she lives on in our lives and we still love and miss her.
Here middle daughter, Cindy