My parents have a lot of grandchildren and way back when... They had a tradition to take each one of them on a "SIX-YEAR-OLD TRIP". When it was Meghan's turn to go, my parents decided to take a week long boat trip on Lake Michigan. As I recall, the first couple of days went well... until there was a storm! She got VERY nervous and wanted to come home early. My parents tried to settle her down, but there was no changing her mind. She wanted off that boat! They finally decided they had to call me because she said she missed her Mommy and she wanted to "smell" me! With that said, I drove up north to pick up my little girl! Don't tell them, but I missed her too!
This is a favorite picture of mine. This is my Dad and John. We decided to name him John after my husband's father and Arthur after my Dad. When my kids were young they spent a lot more time with my parents than they did as they grew up. My parents moved to Florida and California before they settled in North Carolina. I love how John wanted to snuggle with his Papa!
This picture shows the grief of a family that was torn apart after my sister passed away. This was the first Christmas without her! I wanted to post this picture simply as a reminder for me! I need to have more compassion for my mother. Like we all say, we aren't supposed to bury our children. I cannot even think about having to do this. Since this picture was taken, my mother has also been grieving the loss of my Dad, her husband and best friend of 51 years! This woman has had so many losses in her life and she needs so much grace! Please pray for my Mom!
Am I taking this empty-nest thing a bit too far???
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I love you Mom! I am so excited to come home in 2 weeks! I very much enjoyed this post and I'll pray for Gramma :)
wow.........
sweet post.
blessings
You're not taking it too far at all! That's the great thing about blogging, you can say whatever you want and people just love hearing from you. Thanks for sharing these memories. I am sorry about your sister and your dad though. I am sure those losses have been hard...
Oh no this just breaks my heart to pieces. I am going to pray a prayer for your sweet mom now and I am so sorry about your losses as well. much love.
Ang,
I see your Meghan posted on here that is so sweet.
I will pray for your mom!!
Cole starts preschool on Tuesday and I am a bit weepy. I know it is nothing like an empty nest so I will pray for you too. When my time comes I will either be rejoicing or in a ball in my room crying my eyes out :)
Love you my friend!
Kim
Oh my, I'm a bit weepy too. My oldest just left for college and I'm getting that almost empty nest feeling. Time seems to be going by much too fast.
Of course, I'll pray for your sweet mother. May she feel a peace that truly surpasses understanding.
~Cheryl
Praying for your Mom, Ang. How very hard it must have been and still is...asking the Lord to fill her with peace and joy.
Love ya!
Holly
so sweet. I can't wait until my little one (she's 2) can have memomories of vacations and time spent with loved ones. Thanks for sharing.
Oh my goodness...you have tugged at all of our hearts.....this is such a sweet reminder of how precious life is and how wonderful our families really are. We should never take them for granted....but we so often do. I'll pray for you and your sweet mom.
Blessings...
thank you so much for praying for me and for your sweet comments!!
I loved seeing the photos. Wow...your Mom really has had it hard. I've just sent up a prayer for her and you too.
Hugs!
Kat
I cannot begin to imagine the heartache of losing a child. I just can't even bear to think of it. Thanks for sharing with us.
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