2 years in Heaven

July 21, 2011...that is the day Donna left to go home.  Her Heavenly Home.  She feels no pain.  She doesn't have to watch what she eats.  She is free to be herself, and to worship her God.  In the company of a whole host of people, who love her and she loves them.

I didn't think I could miss her any more than I did that first night.  But I was wrong.  Each passing day, I miss her more and more.  My hope is in God though.  I will see them again.

She loved being with her family... Skip, Jamie, Desiree, Payton, Molly, Jack, Emme, Parker, Patrick, and Preston.

 

Donna loved being with her boys...They may have towered over her in size.  But she could hold her own with them.  She loved knowing about their life and what made them "tick."

Donna was my best friend.  She let me tag along when I was little whether it was with family, her friends, or whatever...She never complained that I was there.  She always made time for me.  I miss those quick trips with her...and just hanging out.  She helped losing my mom and dad bearable.  Now they are all together...someday soon!!!!!

 

Home-Made Ice Cream--Shirley Style

I made this my profile picture on Facebook yesterday, and it was suggested we have captions for our pictures.  I guess especially the old ones.  So here it is...

Donna and I were always close.  In this picture I was about 4 and she was about 10.  She always included me in stuff whether it was family or her friends.

We were at my grandparents house in the hot summer.  If I remember the cousins from out of state were there and it was time to make home-made ice cream.

The ice cream, the ice, the towels, and then the kids.  The process was that the adults cranked it, and to keep it all together they needed weight to hold everything in place.  That is where the kids joined in to help.  I remember us all taking turns.  But when it was our turn...Donna and I did always did it together.

Donna was laughing because of the way it "felt" underneath.  I am sure she probably lasted on it longer than I did.