The prayer service is over, the funeral is over and we only have the cemetery service left, which is tomorrow. We've said our good-byes and in comparison to everything, that is probably the easiest part of this whole thing. It's the everyday living without Mom - that's the hard thing.
She knows where everything is, she wouldn't ever miss a birthday (in all the busyness we missed Thad's birthday), would settle every disagreement, would be there to talk to . . . and the list goes on. Life still goes on, but it is not the same as it ever was - and it won't be ever.
Mom - we love you and know that you are, as they say, "in a better place", but we miss you soooo much here!
At Mom's funeral Jenna read Mom's 25 Random Things that Mom had written on her facebook page . . . I just thought I'd write it here too - just to remember things that Mom loved.
1. I love being the Gramma of 7 incredible grandchildren... they're all more wonderful than any of yours could ever hope to be... sad, but that's your loss...
2. I love being a Mom - best career choice I ever made... how could anyone be so lucky to have 5 incredibly wonderful children on top of the marvellous grandchildren???
3. I love being a Mother-in-law... but sometimes it's just too easy, right? Being the mother-in-law of 3 incredibly gifted, talented and creative daughters-in-law is a rare gift...
4. I love our church - can't believe how good God was in finding us this place... St. Mary's Anglican - how much better can it get?
5. I love Saskatchewan - I love our life here, our friends here, the space we've created... it's all so very, very good.
6. I love being in a book club and reading - a cold night, warm fire and good book make for great company!
7. I love having coffee with friends... it's one of my most favourite past times!
8. I love music - it's calming, soothing and inspiring all at the same time.
9. I love talking with my kids - they're all incredibly brillliant and I learn much from each of them.
10. I love my husband - after 35 years he still surprises me by how much he loves me back!
11. I'm on chemotherapy right now... boy, is that ever an interesting experience!!
12. I'm on disability because I'm on chemotherapy - taking time off from work was a terribly difficult decision to make, but I think it was a good one - but I sure miss my co-workers!
13. I'm having a port put in on Friday (Feb 20/09) so chemo is easier (small little gadget surgically implanted just opposite my heart) - now they won't have to fight over who has to put my IV in each tme I go for chemo... smile
14. I love the movie "Lars and the Real Girl"... makes me think this is what life will be like when one day, everything is set right.
15. I'd like to take a trip to the East Coast sometime this year... I hear it's fabulous there in the fall!
16. We're hoping to have a family vacation this summer if I can find enough cabins to accommodate the 18 of us!
17. I love being able to retain long distance friendships... it is a good friend who will stick with you when you continue to move miles further and further apart... I'm blessed to have several of these!
18. I love learning - if I could, I'd go back to school fulltime in a heartbeat! I love the research, the papers, the testing of knowledge - I love it all!
19. I like to bake bread. I'm not good at it, but I like to do it.
20. I love to eat out - don't do it very often, but I sure like it when I can!
21. I love my new house - yet another gift from God...
22. I'm actually very timid around people I don't know - I turn into a reserved wall flower until I feel comfortable enough to open up.
23. I like to listen to people and their stories - it's amazing what you can learn when you simply listen...
24. I love to grow - 2008 has been a year of growth for me - it's been one of the hardest years of my life, but also one of the best... growth rarely comes easily, but the results are well worth the struggle...
25. I love quotes - my favorite one so far this year is that "expectations are premeditated resentments"... Anne Lamott, "Blue Shoe"... so I'm trying to live free of expectations in 2009!
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