February 27th, Paul's Mom went to be with Lord. Her daughter Meg, a friend, her son-in-law, Steve were with her. She just slipped away into the arms of Jesus. She had not been eating or drinking, sleeping most of the time, a few smiles here and there, a whisper of thanks. So gentle was the Lord in taking her home.
She was an amazing woman. She loved the Lord all her life. Paul put together a great slide show of her life that he prepared for the Memorial Service. It was not just a tribute to her but to the one she loved most, Jesus, and his faithfulness through many things. Paul's Dad got polio shortly after their fourth child had been born and due to harsh winters it became necessary for the family to move across the US from up-state New York to New Mexico. Mom had to do all the driving.
After learning of her death, we were able to leave the next day for New Mexico to join the family in celebration of her life and her homegoing. All Paul's siblings and spouses were able to come as
well as 16 of her 21 grandchildren and six of her 20 great grandchildren. The cousins had a great time getting reacquainted and meeting cousin spouses who were there. Sarah and Anna were able to come from our family and we had a special time with them. We were sad that our other kids were unable to make it.
We laughed and cried as we shared memories of Mom and went through some of her things. I'm so thankful for such a wonderful mother-in-law. I learned even more of her sacrificial love for her family as we all talked together. I'm adding a few pictures of the family and the cousins enjoying Mom's hats.
