"It's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years!" (Abe Lincoln)
I found this quote at your favorite market in Hyde Park, Fresh Market on a magnet. It's amazing when you find the right words to make you feel better. I keep thinking over and over how unfair it is that you only had 50 and 51 years on Earth and that I only had you for 28 of them.
Your years really counted though. One of my most favorite memories was surprising Dad on his 50th birthday and Mom's 50th birthday, which was the last birthday celebration we would have since Mom passed a few weeks before turning 51.
Watching you enter the room to be sung Happy Birthday by all of your family and friends was truly priceless. The happiness on your faces will never be forgotten.
I am so thankful, we had these parties and can now cherish the memories and the surprises!
Missing you always.
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! LIVE THE LIFE you've imagined. " (thoreau)
1 comment:
Hi Melissa,
I'm practically a stranger, but we have a couple of connections - I was a year under you at APMS/APHS and my dad always enjoyed your parents' company at Boomers. I came across your blog via the News Herald, and I just wanted to let you know that I'm touched by your story and will continue to pray for you and your sister. Your blog is a beautiful tribute to your parents - thank you for sharing it!
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