Today marks the "last" of the "first" holidays without our sweet Grandma Juel. It was the first time mom would wear a white rose. Although she was not here on Earth, Grandma is with us always. She is in the red rose bush where we pick our corsage, she is the blue bird that flies all over mom's yard, she is in the songs we sing at church, she is in baby Juel's cheeks stuffed full of dinner, she is in Tyson's sweet voice when he tells Uncle Mike Grandma Juel is in heaven with Jesus, she is in nearly all of my happiest memories! Our preacher's sermon today talked of a mom's legacy and that it should be written in the pages of the Bible. Hers certainly is. He told of Jochebed, Moses's mother, who was clever and loved him as full as a mother could. This was one of my favorite stories when I was a little girl, as I pictured Moses's sister placing him in a basket for Pharoh's daughter to find. Now as a mom it pierces my heart...to just imagine that his mother loved him so much that she was willing to first hide him and then give him away. Can you imagine? But in taking this risk, through her trust in God, he became MOSES! What a powerful lesson to me as I am seeking to guide my own children. This past week Tyson pulled out his CD player and put in a copy of Grandma's sweet funeral. Mom and I just loved listening to in again, singing along with the music and shedding tears because we miss her. But, we are also so very thankful that she has been with Jesus since the very moment she took her last Earthly breath. Today was not a sad day. We were so happy that we had a grand'mother' like her. She, like Jochebed,left a legacy of love and creativity; she was willing to take risks to allow her children to grow as God planned, not as she planned; she demonstrated nurture, and above all of trust in God. I hope that I can follow in her footsteps.
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| Family |
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| Brother and Sister |
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| White rose for his mom...I wish I could have known her! |
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| My sweet boy (wearing his rose for me!) |
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| My favorite two girls! |
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| Sweet happy girl! |
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| Tyson was so excited that Michael was at his church! Last night when we were saying prayers I told him Uncle Mike would come to church. This morning he was screaming "My Uncle Mike is coming to my church. I love Jesus and Uncle Mike does too!" (Happy mommy moment!) |
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| Michael dressed Tyson and helped get Juel dressed too (cute)! |
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| Putting on her socks and shoes! |
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| Sweet babies! |
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| After church we went to Aunt Pat's house for a cookout. |
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| Fun playing with daddy and Uncle Mike |
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| Fishing in the pool |
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| Who is this baby Grandma Raye is holding (Baby Alice) |
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This picture is so funny to me!
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Grandma Raye is so special. She loves babies so much and we all love her so much! She was so happy this afternoon with all the great-grandbabies.
Baby Girl!
Oooh this water is cold Mommy!
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Aunt Pat gets Tyson wild as can be! By the end he was soaking wet...then naked in the pool!
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