Thank you

Thank you all so much for the kind words and warm thoughts!
It has been  long hard week and saying goodbye today was the hardest thing I will ever have to do but the  many small kindnesses and words and visits from so many lovely friends reinforced what a special lady my  mom was.
Now its time to get to normal live as we start living without mom.  If all we did was to sit around mourning,  I swear mom would come back to give us a whomp upside the head and tell us stop crying  to get on with living!!!
Sweet note  to our day,   IN our family,  all adults help keep an eye on all the children  where ever we are.   I noticed my 6yo grand nephew looking  his dearly beloved greatgramma so sadly so I as I tried to get to him  a well intended friend told Isiac that greatgrammas in heaven and while we would all miss her she was happy with God.  She also said that the very rainy day  was God crying for gramma.   Sweet part here,  Isiac looked so confused and looked around for family,  found me and  ask "Aunt Joey,  If gramma is in heaven she is with God.   Why is God crying?  He has my gramma  He shouldn't be crying  we should be!       My sweet little guy!
My whole family do believe in God and heaven and we all know where mom woke up Thurs morning.
Thank you again everyone.

Please accept my condolences at this time.

God be with you and your family in this time of need.

jo

ive been off the board for a day or two, im so sorry about your loss.

please accept my condolences and consider yourself hugged.

jacki

Aloha Jo..........I'm just getting caught up with everyone, and read your story. It is so hard to lose a parent....the whole universe seems to shift. When my mother died, I was vacationing on Maui and my brother called and said I better catch the next plane because mom was going downhill fast. Well, I packed like a maniac and did get the next plane to Oregon, but I was an hour too late......I didn't get to say good bye to her in person. I felt badly about that for years. My mother and I didn't always see eye to eye, but I find myself being so much like her in so many ways.....it's sort of frightening.

Please take care of yourself and let your wonderful family fill you with love and happy memories.

With so much aloha,

Maui Karen

I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of your mother. 
Margaret

Thank you all

My deepest sympathy to you and your family.

God Bless,

Debbie

Hi, Jo.  My heartfelt sympathy in the loss of your mother.  One of the things we did when my mom passed away 6 years ago was to write scraps of memories and throw them in a quart jar.  Whenever we all get together, we pull out the jar and stroll down memory lane.   Lots of laughs, lots of tears.

Blessings to you and your loved ones.

Tuna

So sorry for your loss.  Isiac sounds like he is a fun kid to be around.

OT - a little bit - today we were in church and there was a baptism.  My grandson is now 4, so he comes in to big church for 30 minutes and then goes to kid's church.  During the baptism, he said real loud "Is that real water up there?"   Art Linkletter was right.  Kids say the darndest things.

I have been busy and missed your previous post, just wanted to say I am sorry for your loss, but as it was stated, it is God's gain and she is just a memory away from you, hope that carries you through some.

Hugs and warm wishes, Laureen