A letter to my mom

Mother's Day for Devon and Jon.

Devon wrote this letter to Gail. We tied it to a helium balloon and let it fly up to heaven. This letter evoked many tears from the both of us as it was a sad day.




Dear Mom,
I really miss you. How is it in Heaven? I hope you enjoy it. Thank you Mom for all the things you did for me like: cooking, loving me when I was in a bad mood, cuddle, and spend time with me. There is nothing I could do to repay you. I really miss having you around. I miss your smile and your kindness you always showed to me no matter what mood I was in. Thank you. I don’t know what life brings next. You’re the best Mom that I could ever have. Now I don’t know what to do without you. Will I ever see you again? I feel so helpless without you, because I was so dependent upon you. I want to thank you though for the impact you made on my life, as well as many others. You made me into a better and stronger person as a result. I hope I can honor your memory by my life. I love you.

Love,
Devon

Mother's Day...

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Your prayers have been keeping us going. Devon had his Math Exit exam today.

Thank you for praying. He took his sweet time. He checked his work and he said that he made approximately 20 corrections. The test proctor was his independent studies teacher and he told me that he would make sure that Devon took his time.

Good buddy, Steve Yahata coached and tutored Devon on a regular basis in order to prepare him for his exit exam.

Devon and I will both meet with his counselor, Cindy tomorrow evening. We will be discussing Mom's Day. Cindy suggested that Devon write a letter to Gail and tie it to a helium balloon and watch it sail heavenward. Wow.....this just floored me!

Good buddy Kenji will be with us on Mom's Day. It is still hard to believe in some ways.

Devon and I will be travelling to June Lake in a few weeks to be with family and friends. A part of the service will be to remember Gail.

It was at that time almost a year ago that we were together worshipping the Lord together. Gail's mom Merry was there and her nephew, Justin, Lauren, Tricia and Leigh and Katie. We celebrated communion together and the people that had been coming over the years took bread and gave it away.....

Thanks for being with us in Spirit, dear friends.