HE STILL LOVES US

On this day eleven years ago I had a fun lunch with our Mom as we compared treasures from another trip to Ollies. (Good Stuff Cheap). Inside one of my $2.99 treasures was an illustration of the Swiss alps. Since Mom visited the alps, she appreciated this story in Swindoll's book "Hear Me When I Call".

Memories from July 2019

On January 9, 2022 our Mom went to Heaven, but she left lots of special memories with her 5 kids, 15 grandkids and 50 great grandkids.  We miss her already so, I plan to share one memory per day for a while. Here's one for today:

Click here: OUR 97 YEAR OLD MOM HAD A SPECIAL VISITOR TODAY 

Memories from May 2019

On January 9, 2022 our Mom went to Heaven, but she left lots of special memories with her 5 kids, 15 grandkids and 50 great grandkids.  We miss her already so, I plan to share one memory per day for a while. Here's one for today:

Click here: GRACE AND LOVE

Memories from September 2017

On January 9, 2022 our Mom went to Heaven, but she left lots of special memories with her 5 kids, 15 grandkids and 50 great grandkids.  We miss her already so, I plan to share one memory per day for a while. Here's one for today:

Click here: GOOD TIMES WITH MOM 

Memories from July 2018

On January 9, 2022 our Mom went to Heaven, but she left lots of special memories with her 5 kids, 15 grandkids and 50 great grandkids.  We miss her already so, I plan to share one memory per day for a while. Here's one for today:

Click here: NEVER TO OLD

Memories from Jan 2020

On January 9, 2022 our Mom went to Heaven, but she left lots of special memories with her 5 kids, 15 grandkids and 50 great grandkids.  We miss her already so, I plan to share one memory per day for a while. Here's one for today:

Click here: CORPORATE BENEVOLENCE

Memories from Feb. 2020

On January 9, 2022 our Mom went to Heaven, but she left lots of special memories with her 5 kids, 15 grandkids and 50 great grandkids.  So, I plan to share one memory per day for a while. Here's one for today:

Click here: CRADLE TO GRAVE

Memories from April, 2018

On January 9, 2022 our Mom went to Heaven, but she left lots of special memories with her 5 kids, 15 grandkids and 50 great grandkids.  So, I plan to share one memory per day for a while. Here's one for today:

 click here:  MOM MEETS DAD

Memories from May 2020

Our Mom is now in Heaven, but she left lots of special memories with her 5 kids, 15 grandkids and 50 great grandkids.  So, I plan to share one memory per day for a while.....

Click here: CLOSED HER EYES AND SWALLOWED HARD

Memories from August, 2020

Our Mom is now in Heaven, but she left lots of special memories with her 5 kids, 15 grandkids and 50 great grandkids.  So, I plan to share one memory per day for a while.....

Click Here: HE STILL LOVES US

Memories from May, 2017

Our Mom is now in Heaven, but she left lots of special memories with her 5 kids, 15 grandkids and 50 great grandkids.  So, I plan to share one memory per day for a while.....

click here: IMPORTANT MEMORIAL

 

Memory from April 2021

Our Mom is now in Heaven, but she left her 5 kids, 15 grandkids and 50 great grandkids lots of special memories. So, I plan to share one memory per day for a while.....

click here: SPECIAL MEMORY TODAY 

 

Memory from June, 2018 @ Ollies

Our Mom is now in Heaven, but she left her 5 kids, 15 grandkids and 50 great grandkids lots of special memories. So, I plan to share one memory per day for a while.....

click here: GOOD STUFF CHEAP

 

MOM HAS CHANGED HER ADDRESS

Click this link:

SHE IS NOW IN HEAVEN

WISDOM OF A GRANDKID

"Without you in "are" lives, we would "probly" be "wondering" into outer space.....and whenever I think of the word birds I think of a picture of you in my head "cuse" I know how much you love birds."  

May 2013 - This was an excerpt from a birthday card given to Mom today from one of her many great grand kids. Mom turned 92 years old and we had a celebration!

CLOSED HER EYES AND SWALLOWED HARD

Three hearts and eyes as big as basketballs

A few years ago, during an interesting conversation with my mom, she mentioned an experience she had while visiting one of the islands of Malta. This is the Mediterranean Island where Paul the Apostle (in the Bible) was shipwrecked. Mom was with my sister and brother in law and they reached the islands by ship as well.

Turns out they were invited to dinner at one of the islander's homes and the main course of the evening meal was squid.  (my only experience with squid is to use it for bait, assuming I can overlook the smell and slime).  Not wanting to offend their hosts, Mom "closed her eyes and swallowed hard". 

Her comments made me curious about this creature so I found these 5 interesting facts:

• Every squid features three hearts. They also move through the water tail first instead of head first. 
• The giant squid have eyeballs that are the same size as a standard basketball.
• Some of the larger squid can weigh more than 1,000 pounds.
• Many species of squid have a life span that is only about one year.
• Some species of squid have been found to live more than 13,000 feet deep in the water.

Who knows, next time I'm deep sea fishing I might not bother to take a lunch.

Whoops. Wrong Office!

A few years ago I was taking our Mom to appointments. One of the last of the day was her doctor's office, located in a row of cookie cutter buildings in a small office complex near Mechanicsburg. It was early evening when I dropped her off at the front door, and once I was sure she was safely in the waiting room, I headed to a nearby McDonalds for a quick coffee and email check. 

WE REMEMBER

I spent time with a special mom today 

GRACE AND LOVE

Today we celebrated the 97th year of a mom full of grace and love. 

VISITING THE LAKE

Cousler Park Morning Walk