Yes, you heard me right. And I am not just talking the wet stuff that is falling from the sky today either. ;) No, it has been a sad crazy insane..unbearable last two months here. My last post was a sad happy one. Sad for the passing of my Grandma Grace...happy for a wonderful vacation get a way to Hawaii.
Well since then we have lost 9 people in our lives. :( People from church, friends, farmer friends, my Auntie Lea February 23rd, and just last week my best friends sister in law Lisa....a wonderful wife and mother of 3 beautiful girls.
Ok let me bounce backwards just a tad. After we returned from Hawaii it was crazy busy here....a friend went into the hospital.....his cancer had returned full force. We continued to move forward and pray and we got a few weeks of crazy yet happy days. The week of February 20th we lost a dear sweet lady at our church. Dorothy. That same week, February 23rd we lost my Auntie Lea. This is the aunt (and uncle) I lived with for a bit of time when I was younger. So she was like a second mom to me. We lost her to Pancreatic cancer. :( Dorothy's services were the 24th at our church...Brian attended I just couldn't do it. My heart was broken and Brian thought it best I stay home. We made plans to go to Kansas and Aunties services the following Wednesday. We chose to fly...because of the snowy winter weather in the mountains. We drove to Spokane Monday afternoon catching an early flight out Tuesday morning.
It was great seeing my family back there again. My Uncle Doyle and my 'sister-cousin' Lisa and her family, and my cousins. Of course we were greeted with typical Kansas weather...a Tornado warning/watch! lol Yep...my husband experinced first hand what I've been trying to explain to him all these years. Poor guy. We were sideswiped in Emporia...the Tornado touched down 30 miles away in Harveyville. Not good for that town. It missed my family in Lebo as well...they were to the East also about 30 miles away from when the Twister touched down. Keeping track on NOAA.com and the weather channel was quite fun. As well as watching the sideways rain, 90+ MPH winds, hail, silence and start again.....
The day of Aunties services we found out our friend Ed had passed away on Monday afternoon. :( More sadness and his services would be Friday so we would miss them. He also passed away from cancer.
Auntie's services were beautiful. Auntie was an amazing, beautiful and loving lady that blessed everyone she came in contact with. Saw lots of people from when I was back there when I was younger...a few of the "grandparents type" did remember me. :) and I them. It was good to be there especially for Uncle Doyle and cousin Lisa. The ladies of the church put on a very nice meal for us all. So sweet and kind.
Brian and I drove around Lebo and I showed him the old Red house, the old Lebo Garages.....and the stores we use to walk to. lol Yes...an old town of 900 people. Awesomeness and now much change. Lisa, Fallon (Lisa's daughter) and I even jumped in the car to go measure exactly how wide Lebo actually was. 1.1x1.1 miles :) The things we do to entertain and prove a point. lol
I spent most of my time with Lisa....felt good to act like a teenager lol. Spent time with Uncle Doyle and he even made me breakfast! yummo! Love his breakfasts. Brian and I drove to Bobo's in Topeka for dinner with Lisa, John & Fal one night. Yummo! then to Heston Kansas to tour the AGCO Massey Fergeson/Heston factory on Thursday. Took lots of photos.....had lots of fun! We did come home on Saturday...I so hated to leave! But I am going back! Soon. ;)
After we got home...I don't think it was a week and we heard another friend had passed away. :( This a long time family Friend. Then again about a week.....another neighbor friend. :( The tears just keep going. Brian received a phone call one morning our ditch rider and good friends daughter had passed away in her sleep. Oh my.....another. Then another friend...he had been ill from cancer....passed away. This last week...my best friends sister in law passed away from Cancer.
So last Saturday was my grandma Grace's Celebration of Life services on the coast (they held them then due to weather in January) and tomorrow is Lisa's (best friends sister in law). I took her daughters senior photos a couple years ago. Lisa was such an amazing strong God fearing lady. She was such a blessing to everyone. So sad to be taken at such a young age. :(
So...I am ready for the rain of sadness to be done. I don't think my heart can take much more. Last count there were 9 people we had lost...all I know we will see again. :) For they are all at Jesus' side waiting for the day when we join them. Tho I want to see them now....I am not ready to go home just yet. God knows when my time is...and when its time, I will go. Until then I hold my memories dear.
Next post I'll post pictures! a more happy post :) Necee
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