A 28th Wedding Anniversary I Will Never Forget

I spent May 1st, staying busy. I took some May Day flowers to friends and then went to the theatre to paint & help out. I tried to keep busy and not think about the fact that it would have been my 28th wedding anniversary. I succeeded in keeping busy which isn't hard when you are involved in a theatre production that opens in a week! I was trying to keep busy because today would have been my 28th anniversary if my husband was still alive...
By the time we got home it was a little after 11pm. A few of the boys came to our house with pizza and we chatted a bit. As I walked by my hallway, I noticed that my bedroom door at the end was shut and my light was on. It made me a little nervous since I knew I hadn't been in there. I called out to the kids asking them if anyone had been in my room and there was silence. I thought something was unusual about all this, so I went to check it out. I opened my door to find a bouquet of flowers by my bed and papers on my bed in the shape of a big heart. One was place in the middle and simply said, "read me first." As I opened it I read, "Mommy! You didn't think I'd really forget your 28th anniversary did you?!? I hope today wasn't too hard. Here are 28 letters from 28 people who love you dearly. So many people love and appreciate you. I know daddy loves you still and is watching over you. Our family is forever." Rachel
You can imagine tears flowed as I read the expressions of love and kind words from 28 of the wonderful youth in our area. Some know me from church and some from the high school. There were even a few youth that heard about it later and wanted to add a letter. I can't express how my heart was touched by their words. They turned a day that could have been dificult into one of the most cherished days of my life. I love the youth and the wonderful parents that are raising them. You have touched my life forever.

"How Can We Help You?"

It has been almost 4 months now since Mike's passing. The number one question I still get asked is, "what can we do to help you?" My response is normally, "I don't know." Well I have been thinking about that a lot lately. How can people help me that really want to help me? I found an answer. PRAY
Pray that my house in Redmond will sell so I don't have to keep making $3000 monthly payments on an empty house. (It is eating my $$$ fast)
Pray that we can find a place for Marie & Chris to move to in Utah. They start school in Salt Lake the first of January.
Pray that Jeffrey will continue to do well in college and be strong.
Pray that I will be able to figure out how to maintain this house and get it ready for winter.
But most IMPORTANT:
PRAY FOR RACHEL. This year has been hard on her. She often feels alone and without friends. This age is tough for a teenage under normal circumstances. Add moving to a new area and school, losing her father, not making friends easily due to shyness, anxiety attacks, etc, and it equals a very unhappy teenager. I talked to her last night about things she could do different to change what is happening around her but we all know how difficult it is to change ourselves. To other people, Mike's passing was a sad moment in their life but for all of us especially Rachel, we re-live it daily. Something is always there to trigger a memory or a future lost occasion. I wish I could give Rachel my outgoing personality, talkative mouth or optimistic outlook but I can't. All I can do is pray for her and give her hope for a brighter future. That is how others can also help us, just pray.