05/25/2011 ***Home again. Thank you all for the words of kindness and prayers over the past week. Mary Ann's passing was difficult. How helpless we all felt as we stayed at her bedside and watched her body keep fighting for days after her she had decided to stop the fight. But her final moments with us were very peaceful and I was blessed to be with her for them. Now, our focus shifts to helping my dad with his new life. He is already bracing himself for the loneliness. I took this shot with my little point and shoot as my plane was taking off from Detroit. I know....no electronic device. I couldn't help myself. There I was, being obedient and all. Then all of a sudden my camera was in my hand and pointed at the window. What else could I do? So I pressed the button :)
05/24/2011 ***Wisteria***
05/23/2011 ***How shall we say goodbye? Shall we cry over the memories we must leave behind? Shall we cling to them and hope that somehow they will never fade in our hearts and minds? Even our most treasured memories will turn yellow with age as the details are swallowed up in the grain of time. The time has come to say goodbye for now. So we find a symbol of something that once made you smile, and we leave it with you. But I know that I will carry your memory into each new day, and the thought of that makes me smile even now. Good bye for now, Mary Ann. I will never forget your warm smile, your wisdom or your love for all things French.
