It’s been a year since I lost my mom. I spent a little time the other day going back through some of the last chats we had together in my Gmail account. In April we were talking about the trip to Texas with all the grandkids. In June, it was mostly preparation for the family get together we had that ended with her in the hospital. It would have been nice to find some forgotten conversations where I told her all of those things I never got around to mentioning. Thanks for coming to all those baseball games. Thanks for letting go when your kids left home. Thanks for dropping everything when we came back. All that good sappy stuff that boys don’t really say to their moms.
But I didn’t find any of that. I guess because I didn’t say it very much. Should have but didn’t. But I don’t lose sleep over that because I know she knew we all thought the world of her. But I do hate thinking about what she’s already missed in one year, what she’ll miss later this week and what we’ve missed by having her around.
Below are the photos that Adam got together for the funeral last year.
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I really enjoyed the pictures! I also miss your mom very much. After they moved to B’ham, she and I emailed each other often and had been trying to get together soon for lunch just a few weeks before she got sick. I now tell all my friends not to postpone get togethers with friends…you never know what tomorrow holds in store. Being at her funeral was NOT the get together I had in mind, but we know that God’s timing is perfect, even if we don’t always understand. I enjoy looking at all the pictures posted on your site. Keep up the good work and know how much your mother loved you all!
Thanks so much for posting these pictures. I miss her so much. She was a wonderful woman.
Thanks so much for posting these pictures. I miss her so much! She was a wonderful woman.
I miss your Mom so very much. We went to Mars Hill together. Your Mom was a kind and gentle spirit. Beautiful on the outside and in. May God continue to bless each of you and keep you safe. She loved her boys
I don’t know if you remember me from Manitowoc, WI but I loved your Mom when they served the church there and was taken so by surprise to hear of her death from a mutual friend. She and I had been emailing in the several years before her death and then she just disappeared - I didn’t know why. In re-reading an old letter that I had saved on my computer from her this afternoon, I found the link to your site and these pictures. Thanks so much for sharing - your families are beautiful. And Congratulations to Tim!!!!!