Monday, August 27, 2012

Heaven Anniversary A-Z's


Today it's been 4 years since my mom's been in Heaven. This is a "list" of a few of the things she's missed...

A.                XXX. Games – You’d be so proud of Shelby!!
B.                 Baptism – all four of us last year – full immersion!
C.                 Camps – (XXX for science camp and church camp, XXX, XXX, Camp XXX, XXX Adventure, etc.)
D.                Dad died
E.                 Easter egg hunts – Papa and Donna keep up the tradition – it’s an egg explosion plus the infamous money egg – Shane’s fave!!!
F.                 Foster blessings have rocked our world – EIGHT of them!! I’m living my dream!!!
G.                 God – we all have a deeper relationship with Him
H.                Hip replacements – Steve had his third
I.                  Injury-prone Shane – his latest: a huge splinter in his big toe
J.                 Jokes – Shelby’s still don’t make much sense ;)
K.                 K.C. and Kona – are you watching their antics from Heaven?!
L.                  Laughter – both Shane and Shelby have the sweetest laughter
M.               Maui – we went per your request and fulfilled your mission
N.                Nanny has dementia
O.                Orthodontic work still continues – poor Shane
P.                  Pictures of you are all over our home (plus a few hundred others)
Q.               Quadriplegia – the overhead track system is … supposedly…coming soon + Shelby has a new power chair and a new manual chair
R.                 Real Estate – we sold your house, our house and bought a new amazing house – again all per your request – thank you!!
S.                 Sports – basketball, football, horseback riding
T.                 XXX – one of your favorite places – we went two weeks ago
U.                XXX XXX – still one of the kid’s favorite parks
V.                 Values – we are trying to impart good, solid Christian values
W.              Weight – still an issue for me … ugh
X.                XOXO – we love and miss you and send you hugs and kisses
Y.                 Yearn to hear your voice, see you smile, hold your hand, kiss your cheek, watch you interact with Shane & Shelby one more time
Z.                Zipline – Shane and Shelby BOTH did the zipline at XXX XXX – you would’ve LOVED it! Seeing your angel fly…wow!

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