Happy Birthday Mom/Momo

Today would have been my mom's 65th Birthday. I just thought I would post some of my favorite pictures from the past 5 years. She was a great mom and Momo!!

My mom and grandkids last Easter.

My mom and I about 4 years ago This morning my mom went to be with the Lord. She was peaceful and my oldest sister and dad were together with her at the end. I know she is in a better place now, although my heart aches to know I won't hear her voice again or see her face again (in this lifetime). Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and prayers.

I Can Only Imagine

This is one of my favorite songs. I think my mom and brother are dancing right now!

Update on my Mom

"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."
2 Corinthians 4:16-18

I don't know who all follows this blog, but some of you know that my mom has been battling cancer for the past 1 1/2 years. She is nearing the end of her life now, and our family has been surrounding her with our love. I know she is in God's hands and although it may not be what I want or understand, I know God has a plan for our good. The dying process is a horrible thing, but I know she has a better place ready for her. Thank you for your prayers!

"I am standing upon the seashore. A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength. I stand and watch her until at length she hangs like a speck of white cloud just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other.

Then someone at my side says: "There, she is gone!"

"Gone where?"

Gone from my sight. That is all. She is just as large in mast and hull and spar as she was when she left my side and she is just as able to bear the load of living freight to her destined port.
Her diminished size is in me, not in her. And just at the moment when someone at my side says: "There, she is gone!" There are other eyes watching her coming and other voices ready to take up the glad shout: "Here she comes!"

And that is dying."

~Henry Van Dyke


"Seeing death as the end of life is like seeing the horizon as the end of the ocean."

~David Searls


This visual picture of death is a comfort and help to me.

1st pizza

I think he enjoyed it!

Camping

We had a fun time camping with the Wagenblast family last weekend. Hayden and Lilly got to go a couple of days early with the Grandparents and had a fun filled time!! Here they are exploring with their new head lamps from grandma and grandpa.

Playing some bocce ball with dad

Lilly always loves when Uncle Ryan is around!

Having fun jumping off of stumps

Fun with the teeter totter grandpa made!!

Ready to hike as long as you have walking sticks!

Family photo in front of some pretty falls

Quite the poser

Watching the water fall with grandma

Caleb wanted to crawl all over the ground and eat all the pine needles...so this is where he got to be when someone wasn't holding him!