My mom and my best friend passed away earlier tonight. It was definitely the hardest thing I've ever done to watch her die, but at the same time, I am grateful for the experience. The last couple of weeks have been hard as she was going down hill so fast, but now she is at peace, and most of all she is with Linz.I will miss her everyday of my life. But she has taught me everything that I need to know to succeed in life and be a good mother. Hopefully I can live my life half as well as she did. I hope that my children have the same relationship with me one day. I hope I can love my husband and church half as much as she did. I hope I can serve like she did.
I am grateful for the knowledge I have that she is in a peaceful place surrounded by love ones and that someday I will also be there. I am grateful for a loving God who gave us one more year to make some lasting memories and prepare for this moment. Mostly, I'm just grateful for my Mom. She is the best.
Now it is my turn to make other people's lives better. I hope I am up the challenge.
I love you Mom! If we ever meet again, it will be Zion to me!
You are all such an example to me! I am amazed by you. We will miss Aunt LuAnn so much, but I am so glad shes with Linz, how lucky!
ReplyDeleteApril our thoughts are with you at this time. I am so sorry for your loss, I never met your mother, but she seems like she was an incredible mother and woman and that she will be greatly missed. You and your family will be in my prayers.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear the news about your mom April. Our prayers are with you and Toby and your family! What a beautiful tribute to her on your blog! You have a strong and wonderful family - I know you will pull through this TOGETHER! Love from the Arringtons!
ReplyDeleteYou are all in our prayers April. I hope you know how much we care about you and your family. Let us know if there is anything we can do to help. Thanks for the great post on her, it is beautiful. We'll miss her too. Sure love you guys, see you soon.
ReplyDeleteThis was such a beautiful post, April. I am so sorry about your mom; I'll be thinking of you and your family.
ReplyDeleteApril, this was a hard post for me to read, as my emotions have been in a similar place with the passing of my uncle. It's amazing to me how closely their journey's paralleled. We truly have the most merciful and loving Heavenly Father who provided the miracle of a prolonged life for both of them to finish the mission they were sent here to do. April, we love you and will pray for you continually to have the blessings and comfort of heaven showered upon you and your family in the weeks and months to come.
ReplyDeleteI know it was expected, but it's still hard nonetheless. I'm sorry for your loss. I was crying as I read your post and was touched by the love you obviously have for your mother. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers!
ReplyDeletei can just see linz with her biggest smile and arms wrapped around your mom. What 2 amazing people that I got to know! My prayers are with you guys and have been for quite awhile now. May God bless you all and keep you strong. Do me a favor and give your dad a big hug for me. I wish I coul be there at the funeral to celebrate her life very well lived. Love you sisters!
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Just wanted you guys to know that we're thinking of you and your family. I'm sorry to hear that your mom passed away...I can't even imagine how hard that must be. I hope you are able to feel peace at this time. Take care.
ReplyDeleteYour Mom was an amazing person! When I served on the stake YW comittee and had a blessing to be set apart, your Mom was there and she wrote the whole thing down for me. I still have that blessing in my drawer and I am so grateful that she thought to do that. We are thinking of you and praying for you, and if you need anything, I hope you will let us know! Take care and loves.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry. My mom called and told me last night and I have been thinking about you guys ever since. I've been thinking about the amazing gems that your mom has shared in R.S. when I was in town over the past 18 months. She is so wise! I've thought about the times your family has served those in my family. I don't think I will ever forget when your Dad was Bishop and your parents took care of Danny after his car accident while we were all at Robbie's wedding. And I remember seeing your mom in the sealing room at my wedding. I don't know why seeing her that day has always been an image that I remember from that day. Probably because I will need to channel some of your mom as I raise my girls (maybe I'll get a Greg in the end). But I hope I can raise sisters who are also best friends like your mom did. Good luck this week, we will keep in our prayers.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry for your loss! Your Mom is such an amazing person!! Your family has been such an example to me of faith. You're in my prayers!
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ReplyDeleteI am one of Lindsey's friends and I have been following your blog for a little while! What a great example of family! I will always look up to your family as great examples! Your Mom was such a great example to me and so many others along with Linz. Keep holding on and my prayers go out to your family at this time! One day we will all live with our families for eternity, what a blessing that will be!
April Im so sorry to hear the news, you are incrediable in your words, and your mom should be so proud of you for how you live your life, you are so inspirational. I love you Miriam
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ReplyDeleteWe are thinking of you and praying for you. She sounds like a wonderful woman and I am glad you had a wonderful year to make lasting memories together. Love you guys.
April, I am so sorry to hear about your mom! I hope you and your family will be okay. Your post was amazing and it seems like you have an amazing perspective! Thank goodness for the gospel. Still, I am so sorry!
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