Secret Garden, Sweet Hummingbird, Special Gifts

Posted by on Sep 24, 2009 in Inspiration | 2 comments

God gives us sweet gifts to get through hard times.  I know He has for others and now He has for me.  When my husband, John, told me of my mother’s death, it was very surreal.  Having lived all over the country, I sometimes wondered where I would be when I heard the news of my mother’s passing.  Would I be with her?  Would I be alone?  Would I be with friends and family?  I even wondered how I would take the news and who would tell me.  Mommy had been sick  for a long time, so I knew she was...

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Saying goodbye to my best friend

Posted by on Sep 16, 2009 in Family, Inspiration, Parents | 3 comments

My grandmother used to tell my mother that she ( she being my mom ) should not get mad at her, because she was her first friend and her best friend.  Grandma Scheiderman wasn’t talking about the chummy or buddy friendships.   No, this was the forever friendship.  The friendship that endures through thick and thin .  The “I will stand by you forever friend” and “I will believe in you always, even when no one else does friend.” My mother had carried on Grandma...

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