Coming through the veil, I spoiled my mama's Christmas...she couldn't even have dinner that cold winter day. Nope, I was in a hurry and wanted to meet her and daddy. So she spent Christmas in the hospital.
My daddy was a musician and he was nearly killed in a car wreck that winter. He barely made it through that, and it scrambled all he knew, he had to start again...only difference between me and him was that he already knew how to talk! But YOU know that.
With mama working with him, we moved to Oregon from Moab and together, they taught me how to live and love and grow. I'm thankful they did; I have skills I learned from them that I still use now.
When I was ten, we sold our home, they built a home on wheels out of an Army surplus bus, and we
lit out to follow the fruit harvest back to Utah.
We made Utah Halloween, 1954. I met daddy's mother, Susie then...again. YOU know that story.
'We moved back to Moab, the uranium boom was in full swing. I grew into a teenager and you sent me a yahoo boy to love. He was older by six years, tall, good looking and I thought he was my perfect cowboy! We married. Thank you, Father.
He gave me two rowdy quiet artistic bright kids. They are a blessing each in their own way, as well. And over the years they gave me grandkids. And great grand kids...I am blessed.
I kept him with me as long as I could. Then you had to take him Home to be with you. I told you I couldn't do it without him. But you wrapped me in your warm loving cloak and assured me I could, and you let his spirit stay with me that first year, and YOU were right. I could manage it on my own.
The last two years have been hard on everyone, Lord, Father. The plague of the pandemic, losing friends and family who are beloved...I'm glad Bill didn't have to go through it. And my folks, as well. I cry inside for my beloved parents, husband, Luana, Emilee, Susie, Katrina, John, Ray, and all the others who left for Home. But it's in your hands, Father. I can't wrap my mind around your time....ours is so much slower. But I'll be there and in the meantime, I will enjoy the blessings you've buried me in...comfort, love and fair health. Thank you.
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