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The days ahead are dark. We must stay in the light.
And this week began the funeral arrangements with brother Ted,
sisters Marian and Doris and other family members gathering
to make decisions about what Mom would she would have liked, in terms of flowers, the eulogy, selection of a cemetery and such
things...
And the obituary read: "Mary was a wonderful person who
touched many hearts, with a smile and a positive atitude, and
with no complaints. Always had good things to say about
everyone who she touched and was always a very beautiful
person inside..." She passed away February 1, 2010. She was
our Mom. We had hoped she would have made it to 100.
Strange how a few days earlier a crucifx fell off the wall, our
oldest daughter had an experience of a presence at her workplace and just felt something was not right just about the
time her Grandma passed on. And our youngest daughter
announced she was four months pregnant and had a dream
about her Grandma talking to her about caring for a baby...
and that was just before her passing.
It seems Mom reached out in many ways to many people all
of her life. She would frequently use the expression: "John,
I had a dream about you, are you okay..." and sure enough
I would be in the midst of a flu or some such. Just that sort
of an intuitive nature...
Years earlier when Dad left for the army we (us four kids)
pretty much had our Mom to ourselves and so likely felt
we could get away with all sorts of mischief. Mom usually
knew what we were about to do before we did it and that
kept us in the straight and narrow. That was her special
gift. Perhaps thats the gift of all Moms to just know some
things...
I pretty much knew (in spite of trying to be positive and
hopeful) that this time would come. I was stopping for fuel
for my wifes little red car while doing some errands and
noticed a young girl walking....now, was that how Mom
looked at a young age? All these thoughts. All these emotions.
And Mom would always remind us with a twinkle in her eye
to do good, think positive and try to be helpful.
Thats just the way she was. Our Mom.