Today was the 2nd "Heaven Day" that we have had to go through for Abbi. She has been gone for 2 years now. My sister Shannon came up to spend time with me since Travis had to go out of town to work on a bid for work. I had not been looking forward to this day at all. I still wonder why.....why MY Abbi was taken.....why did this happen to MY family......questions that I will not get an answer to for a long time.
My Mom, Sister's Shannon & Stacey, Stacey's husband Josh, Jill, my neice Jaylee and nephews Jace and Brady, Bekka & Catie, and of course myself met up at the Cemetary at 6:30 this evening and we took 16 pink and 2 white balloons to let go. I also went and picked up some white roses for her. When I arrived up there, my Mom had the following picture sitting up at her site. (It isn't the greatest picture as I took it through the glass with my digital camera and without a flash. Once I get my computer set up again in the basement with my scanner. I will post a better picture. It is so beautiful and I LOVE IT!)
My Mother and I talked about Jean's work one day when I had brought up that I had seen a picture at a friends home of her sister with Christ and I had asked her who did that wonderful portrait. About a year or so ago just about the time we had talked about it, my Mom had already spoken to Jean Keaton (
http://www.keatonprints.com/) and asked her to do a picture for our family of Abbi with Christ. She said it would probably be about a year before she would be able to do it and then a few months ago, Jean called and said she was nearly ready to start it and asked us to send her some pictures. So we did and the above picture was the result. Thanks MOM!
Congratulations Stacey & Josh! Sadie is beautiful!
What are you looking at??? I am trying to play my video games!!!!"
