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Another Christmas has come and gone. We saw a lot of family, but I guess that it will never be the same without you and daddy. I think about you both often and many times when I see others who are not so fortunate, I thank my lucky stars that I was raised by 'goodly' parents. Ernie and I discuss it every now and then and how grateful we are. We more and more appreciate the sacrifices that were made for us and our siblings. It's almost the New Year, and I know now that although the missing only is painful occasionally now, the good memories and once in awhile a not so good one, come to mind often. You will always be missed and thought about often, almost daily. I'm grateful for my photo collages and enjoy looking at them and seeing the pictures of you and daddy from almost birth to your old age. I'm happy that you were both my parents.
Kolbie May is two now & Harper taught her to say, "I love you." Then we ask her how much & she spreads her arms wide & says, "That much."
Grandma gave me a statue when I was little of this little man with his arms held out wide and on the bottom it said, "I love you this much." I used to measure it with my fingers and say, "That's not so much," because it was a small statue. Then Grandma would say, "No, I love you more than my arms can hold."
I never told Harper that story before she taught Kolbie to do that, but now every time she does it makes me think of Grandma & it's kind of nice.
I miss you every day, Grandma. I love you.
Contributed by Kerri Carson (Granddaughter) on February 23, 2011
I miss you Mother. I know you are in a better place, but you are missed. I love you.
The holidays are almost gone and even though there were a lot of happy times I missed you and Daddy everyday.
It's been forever since I've left a comment here, but not a day passes that I don't have a thought about you Grandma.
Today, I was thinking how lucky I was to have you in my life when I was growing up and how some of these young girls today could use some Grandma wisdom.
Yesterday, when I was helping Jen wash her hair I had to smile because I used to hate it when you would wash my hair. Now it's one of my favorite memories of time spent with you. I wonder if Jen will think of it someday when she is older?
Thank you Grandma for all you gave me. My memories keep you with me everyday.
Contributed by Kerri Carson (granddaughter) on September 23, 2010
Wish heaven had a phone so I could hear your voice again. I thought of you today but that is nothing new. I thought about you yesterday and days before that,too. I think of you in silence. I often speak your name. All I have are memories & a picture in a frame. Your memory is a ...keepsake from which I'll never part. God has you in his arms & I have you in my heart.
God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be. So he put his arms around you and whispered "come with me" With tearful eyes I watched you, and saw you pass away. Although I loved you dearly, I could not make
you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands at rest. God
... broke my heart to prove to me, he ...only takes the best...
If roses grow in Heaven, Lord
Please pick a bunch for me.
Place them in my Mother's arms
and tell her they're from me.
Tell her I love her and miss her,
and when she turns to smile,
place a kiss upon her cheek
and hold her for a while.
Because remembering her is easy,
I do it everyday,
but there is an ache within my heart
That will never go away.
Going home, going home
I'm just going home
Quiet light, some still day
I'm just going home
It's not far, just close by
Through an open door
Work all done, care laid by
Going to fear no more
Mother's there expecting me
Father's waiting, too
Lots of folk gathered there
All the friends I knew
All the friends I knew
I'm going home
Nothing's lost, all's gain
No more fret nor pain
No more stumbling on the way
No more longing for the day
Going to roam no more
Morning star lights the way
Restless dream all done
Shadows gone, break of day
Real life begun
There's no break, there's no end
Just a living on
Wide awake with a smile
Going on and on
Going home, going home
I'm just going home
It's not far, just close by
Through an open door
I am going home
I'm just going home. -Annie Haslam
I miss you everyday Mother, but I know that I will see you and Daddy one day. I love you both.
Grandma it is still so hard to believe you are really gone. You and grandpa were so much a part of all of our lives. You are spoken of often and thought of even more than that.
I am so grateful that you were such a wonderful grandmother and that I have such good memories from my childhood and adulthood to cherish and remember you by. As I am looking forward to being a grandmother myself, I hope that I am able to create as many wonderful memories for my grandchild as you did for me. I miss you and love you.
Contributed by Sandra Cox (Granddaughter) on April 12, 2009
It's been a year and two days since Mother has passed away and she is still sorely missed and not forgotten. I only hope that she and my father are together and happy in a much better place and watching over us with the same love that they had for us in life. I know that we will be together later, and that they are loving being with those who they had missed in their lives.
It's hard to believe that it has been almost a year since mother passed. I spent this morning looking at the album she made me, and reading her poems. I wish that I had realized how special she was when I was younger. Both my parents showed such courage when their ends were near, I only hope that I can be half as inspirational to my children. I am so proud of them.
We are well into the holidays now, and even though there is the usual excitement and pleasure, it just isn't quite the same without you and Daddy. You are both thought of lovingly and often and will never be forgotten by those who love you.
Tomorrow will be four months since Grandma passed away. It still seems crazy to me that she is not here. I am like everyone else I suppose, I think of her every day...little things seem to bring her to mind.
I bought Ivory soap to put in the bathroom and, when I used it, the smell was all it took to make me think of Grandma. Then later, Harper was saying that the smell reminded her of spending the night at Grandma's house. Funny how that works out, it's the little things I guess.
I'm sure I will miss Grandma forever, I just hope the little things stay with me and my children to help keep her memory alive.
Contributed by Kerri Carson (granddaughter) on August 9, 2008
It is hard to believe that Mother has been gone for over 3 months. Life seemingly goes on just the same, but there isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about her, sometimes happy memories, sometimes sad, and oftentimes regretful of things that I wish I had done better. I often think, as I realized when Daddy passed away, that our passing is kind of like throwing a pebble in the lake. We create a ripple which affects peoples lives, but life has to go on just the same. I have heard, and I know now that it is true, that we never regret the things we did to help, only the things we didn't do.
Norma, we were cousins but raised as sisters. I miss your letters to me and your poems. We went through good times and bad, poor but never knew it because in our day everyone was. I look forward to joining you in heaven.Love, Miss
Comment by Miss Kellison Leach
June 11, 2008
Contributed by Candace Wragg (Miss Kellison Leach - Cousin) on June 12, 2008
Mother, you have been gone for over a month now, but I still feel like you are here with me. I hear a noise, and I think Mother needs me, and then I realize. I miss you a lot, and think about you constantly. While looking for photos, I realized that I took you for granted, and didn't realize how beautiful that you were. Until the end, you didn't think so, but there were remnants of that beauty and they were enhanced by your sweet spirit. You had much to complain of, but you hardly ever did, and you were almost always cheerful, even with the horrible worries of your illness. I can only aspire to be like you, and I realize more and more how much I love you.
Grandma...you are thought about everyday and missed greatly...I am so glad to know that you are free from pain and in my mind you are dancing in heaven. I love you...Sandra
Contributed by Sandra Cox (Granddaughter) on May 19, 2008
