This is the first "first" for our life without Nana. Tomorrow is Grandparent's Day at the boy's school (SCS). Normally we all look forward to it as a time that Nana & Papa come to school and watch a program that the 3rd graders put on and then show them around the classroom. They get to see all the nice things that Kurt made for them. This is Nathan's first Grandparent's Day since being at SCS. Granted, Mom did miss one Grandparent's day year before last because she was just too sick to come, but she made it last year. I remember she was very weak that day, but she was there. (photo above)
Rick is coming tomorrow to share the day with the boys. But unfortunately I think it will be a hard day for all of us. I just wish so bad that she was still here. She would always be so excited to see what Kurt had made for her. And he was always so excited to show her. Please pray for us tomorrow. Nana loved her boys and they love her!!
Tonight I started working on Thank You notes. I was talking to Stacy today about how I dreaded it and her response was....Let Him stretch you today! Wow, those words came back to me quickly!! :-) Anyway, we got the cards from the funeral home. They are beautiful cards, and they have a photo of mom on the front. Nathan was "helping" me and decided that he wanted to write a note to Nana. So I gave him a pen and a card. He wanted me to spell "Dear Nana" so I did. He wrote it out very good. It was so cute. He wrote "DEAR" in the middle of the card and wrote "NANA" on top of that. Then he drew a heart next to that. He put it in the envelope and on the front he put "Dear Nathan" with a heart. Not sure about that one, but he saw her picture and wanted to write her a note. It touched my heart.
One more word on thank yous.....my dear friend brought me a gift today. She had told me she wouldn't be sending a plant/flowers to the service because she was getting me something else. She had a bracelet made for me and it is beautiful. It has mom's name in petite block letters and has red and orange beads (red for lymphoma awareness & orange for leukemia awareness). I will have to take a picture of it so you can see it. Thank you friend!! I love you!!
Fully Relying on God (F.R.O.G.),
Christy
1 comment:
First of all let me say I love the F.R.O.G. for many reasons! I can understand how tomorrow is a first of many "firsts" to come that will be painful for you and also for the rest of the family. Your boys are SO lucky to have a mother who is so insightful to their needs. Our Lord is sovereign and will wrap his arms around you and your family tomorrow and the days to come. You are so very far from alone. Isaiah 41:10b says "I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
Thank you for creating this blog. Please do not feel as though you must spend countless hours updating it and wearing yourself out! We love you! Please put down the thank you notes and get some rest and remember there are many out here praying for all of you, especially on the days your lets us know will be the exceptionally hard ones. TK
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