glinda857
09-28-2002, 10:56 AM
i am new to the forums but not new at all to mothering as a career or mothering magazine.
my niece , who was 28 years old died last week in an auto accident. she was the daughter of one of my husband's sisters. i have known her since she was 2. she was my flower girl when i was married to her uncle 24 years ago.
we are fortunate to have a close extended family who gathered immediately from all over the country to be together to support one another and to bid farewell to our jill. my sister , who isn't even related to jill's family and who is 7 months pregnant made a 3 hour drive with her little daughter in tow to come and man my kitchen(we had all of the family here for meals and much of the family sleeping here)during the wake and funeral days.
jill's parents,who went through one of the ugliest divorces i have ever seen or heard of many years ago, were able to let go all of the past bitterness . along with their spouses(both are remarried) they were able to cooperate and support one another through the worst thing that any of us parents can imagine.
i went into caretaker mode and kept my sanity by making beds , doing meals , keeping the laundry going etc.
it was a horrible week and yet it was a beautiful week full of grace and blessings with the miraculous reconciliation of jill's parents.
i am just exhausted and wanted to put some words down and share a little. yesterday i spent the day cleaning my house like a maniac then showered and went out to dinner with 2 moms i have known since our oldest kids were toddlers.
my husband has run off to our cabin in the woods to recuperate and i think i'll curl up with the cats and the dog today and nap(bless them all, they're always willing to join me for a nap!) in my nice clean house....
i have really rambled on here...thanks for listening.
time to cry a bit and remember my beautiful little flower girl.
blessings to all........anne
my niece , who was 28 years old died last week in an auto accident. she was the daughter of one of my husband's sisters. i have known her since she was 2. she was my flower girl when i was married to her uncle 24 years ago.
we are fortunate to have a close extended family who gathered immediately from all over the country to be together to support one another and to bid farewell to our jill. my sister , who isn't even related to jill's family and who is 7 months pregnant made a 3 hour drive with her little daughter in tow to come and man my kitchen(we had all of the family here for meals and much of the family sleeping here)during the wake and funeral days.
jill's parents,who went through one of the ugliest divorces i have ever seen or heard of many years ago, were able to let go all of the past bitterness . along with their spouses(both are remarried) they were able to cooperate and support one another through the worst thing that any of us parents can imagine.
i went into caretaker mode and kept my sanity by making beds , doing meals , keeping the laundry going etc.
it was a horrible week and yet it was a beautiful week full of grace and blessings with the miraculous reconciliation of jill's parents.
i am just exhausted and wanted to put some words down and share a little. yesterday i spent the day cleaning my house like a maniac then showered and went out to dinner with 2 moms i have known since our oldest kids were toddlers.
my husband has run off to our cabin in the woods to recuperate and i think i'll curl up with the cats and the dog today and nap(bless them all, they're always willing to join me for a nap!) in my nice clean house....
i have really rambled on here...thanks for listening.
time to cry a bit and remember my beautiful little flower girl.
blessings to all........anne