I'm a few days late, but on the 19th, it marked 16 years since I posted my first blog on this site.
My life now is certainly different from back then. Different in good ways, and in sad ways.
One recent change is the passing of my Uncle J from Covid. He was 73 - just 3 1/2 years younger than what my dad would have been. I feel for my grandma - having lost two husbands and now two sons.
Uncle J officiated at my wedding (almost 5 years ago!) He tried so hard to bring my dad "with" him - used a pair of his shoes, his suit, his tie and his Bible. That will always be a special memory for me.
Uncle J and Aunt J never had kids. They devoted their lives to missionary work - mostly in the middle east. Uncle J had just led a mission trip to the Dominican Republic, when he came back to the US, and visited a grieving friend over Christmas ... where he caught Covid.
At some point there's going to be a zoom memorial service, but I don't know when. It's so strange not making plans to go be there in person.
January 23rd, 2021 at 07:13 pm 1611429219
January 23rd, 2021 at 07:23 pm 1611429819
January 23rd, 2021 at 09:46 pm 1611438368
January 23rd, 2021 at 10:23 pm 1611440637
January 24th, 2021 at 02:01 pm 1611496904
16 years!? WOW!
January 24th, 2021 at 06:54 pm 1611514446
Happy blog anniversary!
January 24th, 2021 at 07:14 pm 1611515656
Uncle J was a special person.
January 24th, 2021 at 08:37 pm 1611520679
January 26th, 2021 at 11:58 pm 1611705522
I'm so sorry. That is very hard to hear; but celebrating your blogging journey! I remember when you were a librarian back on the indian reservation run by Catholic nuns (I think!).