Mother's Day

Both a happy and sad day for me. I got to spend it with my children and grandchildren, while greatly missing my sister and mom, who died less than a year apart. These were my tributes to them

Dear Mom

You're home again,
In Daddy's arms

Dancing as you used to.

Your eyes aglow with love for him,

His smiling back at you.

Standing nearby is Aunt Pat and Sis

Waiting to take their turn

To welcome you to that special place

That God's prepared for you.

We who wait on earth below

Will miss you but we know

You're out of pain and flying free

Watching over us here below.

Say hello to all who are waiting there.

Sometime in the future we'll be

Joining all of you up there,

Flying high with spirit free.

Till we meet again, Mom.

I love you.

Betty

Sandra

Sister of ours, Betty and Frank.
Angel in flight
Needing no light to guide her way.
Daughter to Shirley and Frank,
Released from this Earth,
Another light to show us the way.

Beloved of all,
Revered by her children Lori and Keith.
Eager to help when she could.
Never looking to serve only herself.
Now God has chosen to end her pain
And give her a new body, whole and good.
New angel waiting to soar.

A time to say goodby

Death. It may be the end of life but for those who believe, it is also the beginning. A passage to a new life, with friends and family waiting on the other side.

My mom passed away on Sunday, Feb. 27. My sister will have been gone a year tomorrow. Somehow, they both managed to let me know that they are ok. At the Christmas Eve service, we lit candles to celebrate the birth of Christ. When I tried to blow it out, it relit not once, but twice. I think my Aunt Pat was there too. When we had the luncheon after Mom's burial on Thursday, we had brought 2 vases of flowers from the service. I went back many hours later to pick them up and realized they were nearly dead because no one thought to replace the water in the vases. I brought them home and cut off the ends and placed them in water. They were a sad bunch of flowers. I got up this morning and they had all recovered, even the daisies. My personal reassurance that Mom arrived safely.

I wrote this at the wake on Tuesday

Dear Mom

You're home again, in Daddy's arms,

Dancing as you used to.

Your eyes aglow with love for him,

His smiling back at you.

Standing nearby is Aunt Pat and Sis

Waiting to take their turn

To welcome you to that special place

That God's prepared for you.

We who wait on earth below

Will miss you but we know

You're out of pain and flying free

Watching over us here below.

Say hello to all who are waiting there.

Sometime in the future we'll be

Joining all of you up there,

Flying high with spirit free.

Till we meet again, Mom.

I love you.

Betty