Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Warning: Clean out your email at your own risk!!
Thank you Shauna for sharing those, I had not seen them.
It also made me think about last week when I cleaned out my email Inbox. I was not prepared for the onslaught of emotions I felt as I sifted through the to-do lists for the funeral, Shauna's blog posts that got emailed to me, especially a rare email I got from Mom in June wanting to make sure people had sent me the pictures I'd asked for from her birthday party. The tears are coming just writing this.
It seems this will be the trend for a while because just tonight I was making cinnamon rolls and suddenly got hit with a deep ache. An ache for Mom, an ache to be with all of you, an ache and worry that I'm living a life good enough to be with everyone I love forever...all as I was pouring maple flavoring into some powdered sugar.
Sometimes life just stinks. I'm grateful for the gospel perspective which allows me to get through it, but it doesn't make it easy.
Have a good time tomorrow, I'll be thinking about you guys. Merry Christmas Eve!
It also made me think about last week when I cleaned out my email Inbox. I was not prepared for the onslaught of emotions I felt as I sifted through the to-do lists for the funeral, Shauna's blog posts that got emailed to me, especially a rare email I got from Mom in June wanting to make sure people had sent me the pictures I'd asked for from her birthday party. The tears are coming just writing this.
It seems this will be the trend for a while because just tonight I was making cinnamon rolls and suddenly got hit with a deep ache. An ache for Mom, an ache to be with all of you, an ache and worry that I'm living a life good enough to be with everyone I love forever...all as I was pouring maple flavoring into some powdered sugar.
Sometimes life just stinks. I'm grateful for the gospel perspective which allows me to get through it, but it doesn't make it easy.
Have a good time tomorrow, I'll be thinking about you guys. Merry Christmas Eve!
Did Everyone See These?
I just saw a couple of comments to Mom's obituary and wondered if everyone had seen them.
On the mortuary website was this comment:
On the mortuary website was this comment:
Lisa Baldwin | Posted Tue October 11, 2011 |
Carol was/is my most favorite adult - she was the best Young Womens leader anyone could have asked for. Carol - you will be so very missed. All my Love Lisa Baldwin And on the newspaper website was this: "May God comfort the family and friends of Carol. We can all look forward to the time when death will be no more and instead of tears of sorrow there will be tears of happiness. (IS 25:8) Denise" And Maggie Elliott sent a prayer via Facebook to a couple of us, which I thought was very, very nice: Dear Lord, I ask that you give my one of my best family friends the comfort that they need right now. Hold them when they feel that they can't stand up anymore due to their grief, hug them when they feel like no one knows how they feel, whisper I love you when they feel no one else cares, give them comfort that their mother is with you and not alone. Let them know that they have friends and family that love them tremendously, and would do anything for them. Help them to realize they did everything they could for their mom, and that their mom continues to love and be proud of them by the minute. Thank you Lord, in your name we pray, amen. Just wanted to be sure everyone had a chance to see these. Shauna | |
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