Day 71

Twenty nine more days to go! I didn't think I was going to make it today. I had to get a little creative with my ten things.It is my Mom's birthday today so we spent most of the evening at her house. My sister and I cooked dinner together and chatted. I enjoyed that . After dinner we went through my Grandmothers jewelry and looked at some of her favorite pieces and Mom shared some of the stories behind a few of them. She went to be with the Lord in August. I spent my whole life around her and I am still learning new things about her.

When we went through her things when she passed away I found out I had more in common with her than I ever knew. One of the things I miss most about her was her laugh. I would pick her up and take her out to the Christian Women's Club with me at Miracle Ranch when I use to go. There was one time I thought we would end up getting kicked out because we were laughing uncontrollably over a funny comment she made.She had a great sense of humor. She also made the best pancakes I have ever had. I would sit on the catalogs on a stool so I could watch her cook while she had her radio on.

One of the last songs I remember listening to in her kitchen in the old house in Keyport when I was young was that song by Hank Williams " Hey good lookin watch ya got cookin". I understand why she liked to listen to music when she cooked. It is very relaxing. I have an under the counter radio mounted underneath my counter in my kitchen and I listen to it almost every day when I cook.

You can get lost in the music and cook up a storm and not even realize how much work you did. I see how she got so much baking done.She slipped into unconscientiousness before I got a chance to say goodbye but I think she might have heard me because when I said I loved her she squeezed my hand and she also squeezed my hand when I told her that her pancakes look a lot better than the food they were pumping in her stomache.I miss her terribly but. Mom gave me one of her rings for Christmas so I have been wearing it a lot lately. When ever I look down at it I think of her and know I will see her again someday and will get to hear that contagious laugh :)

Peace I leave with you: my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.  JOHN 14:27