Leave a Legacy
It has been 12 years since we said our final goodbye. If you were still with us we would be celebrating your 66th birthday today. When I sat in the doctor’s office listening as the doctor explained the diagnosis of Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD); the loss of memory, the behavioral challenges, and possible physical challenges we would face (and we did) we knew our faith in God would be enough to sustain us. He was enough then and He is still enough today! We all miss your kind, gentle spirit; your silly songs; the voice that was pitch perfect, (a recording I had of Amazing Grace sung a capella was dubbed onto a CD Sarah made as a legacy gift). We miss your smile, laugh, jokes that only your sons could figure out, your hugs, the adventurous spirit and saying “YES” even when you thought my ideas were crazy- you found ways to help make them happen. What I have are the sweet memories of all the ways we celebrated through the years together. ...