Yesterday after MIL's funeral the kids were at our house. I went out with my simple camera. I know this is blurry...after I saw the picture I thought of the Lee Ann Womack song, "I Hope You Dance."
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Life has been happening.
It is along time since I have posted..
A couple of days after my last post we received a call from the nursing home where my 97 year old MIL has resided for the past 5 years. Her kidneys had shut down. She was asking for her family. I sent a text to my kids..DIL-2 was able to be there in a few minutes with Tatum and Jessica. Grandma knew her and the kids. By the time our DS-2 arrived she was in considerable pain. DH and I got there she was talking, but incoherent. DS-1, DIL-1, Kasey and Cole all were able to see her.
I spent part of the night and left with the nurses telling me they would call. The next day at 1:50 I was sitting beside her holding her hand and talking to her as she took her last breath. DH's brother and his wife have been on a month long trip to New Zealand on vacation. They will be returning the end of this week. The services are scheduled for Sunday evening and Monday. We said our goodbye to her on Sept. 30 and now will have to do it again.
October 3rd was the 31st anniversary of Travis's death. This year we again were day sponsors at the Life 97.3 Christian radio station. A few weeks before Travis was killed he sang during an evening church service the Gaither song, "I Wonder How It Felt." The lyrics of the chorus go:
A couple of days after my last post we received a call from the nursing home where my 97 year old MIL has resided for the past 5 years. Her kidneys had shut down. She was asking for her family. I sent a text to my kids..DIL-2 was able to be there in a few minutes with Tatum and Jessica. Grandma knew her and the kids. By the time our DS-2 arrived she was in considerable pain. DH and I got there she was talking, but incoherent. DS-1, DIL-1, Kasey and Cole all were able to see her.I spent part of the night and left with the nurses telling me they would call. The next day at 1:50 I was sitting beside her holding her hand and talking to her as she took her last breath. DH's brother and his wife have been on a month long trip to New Zealand on vacation. They will be returning the end of this week. The services are scheduled for Sunday evening and Monday. We said our goodbye to her on Sept. 30 and now will have to do it again.
October 3rd was the 31st anniversary of Travis's death. This year we again were day sponsors at the Life 97.3 Christian radio station. A few weeks before Travis was killed he sang during an evening church service the Gaither song, "I Wonder How It Felt." The lyrics of the chorus go:
"I'm just a child, my life is still before me.
I just can't wait to see what God has for me.
But, I know that I will trust Him
and wait to see what life will be for me."
We didn't realized that in a few short weeks we would learn what God's plan for our precious 4 year old would be.
My school year is very busy and challenging. I try to be at school by 6:45 and usually leave about 5:30. I need to plan for the 17 students with disabilities and my three 1/2 para educators. Finally this week my SpEd director and principal have worked it out that I am able to leave my classroom for 30 minutes for lunch. (I had been eating lunch while teaching students.)
One of my new aides has been working with my four fourth grade students reading the book, "Little House in the Big Woods" This novel is read in the general ed 4th grade classrooms with many activities and projects. One of the suggestions in the study guide is for the students to draw scenes from the book to make a quilt. When she asked if I would help with it...How could I say anything but yes!
They each drew a scene from the book and a picture of them if they lived in pioneer days! It felt so good to spend some time quilting.
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