Living proof
by chuckofish
Today is precious Ida B’s birthday! She is two! I wish I could include adorable pics in this post, but, as you know, I am over my limit. Daughter #1 and I are working on getting a new blog going, and hopefully we’ll have something next week.
My thoughtful cousin Steve just sent me the program from my Aunt Donna‘s memorial service (July 16), which I really appreciated. The service was held in her church in Andover, where she had been an active member for a very long time. Over those 60+ years I have no doubt it changed a lot, but she stuck with it until she moved up to New Hampshire. They sang all the old hymns at the service–“In the Garden”, “How Great Thou Art”, “The Old Rugged Cross”. They read the 23rd Psalm, plus Isaiah 57, Ecclesiastes 3, 1 Corinthians 13, and “selections” from John 14. The Isaiah was an interesting choice.
The picture of Donna on the front of the program really stopped me, because I thought, wow, I am aging exactly the same way–the hair, the eyes, the nose and skin. Our genes, our DNA, the same. And I have to say, looking at little Ida B., I see her sweet mother and myself and Aunt Donna. Beautiful, how that works.
The boy tells me that David Lynch has died and also ol’ Bob Uecker. We will miss them both.
It’s Friday once again. Have a good one!
Oh Darlin, pardon me
but do I look familiar
when we were just flying free
and we burned from a freight train
and we were some flicker of truth in the smile of a salesman
and we were all buried jewels ‘neath the grass in the suburbs
and we were all living proof
oh Darlin, pardon me
–Gregory Alan Isakov
dual personalities 
Happy birthday, sweet little Ida!!
I’d be happy to take down several years of my own posts. I could do it this weekend and keep doing it after that. That would give you more room and be easier than starting a new blog.
Please do not do that!
I would love to have a picture of Aunt Donna — as a child or the adult I knew! (I mean to keep at home). I love seeing all of us through our family’s faces!