It's Freezing Today, But We Have Lots of Warm Memories!

BRRRR! It is so cold here today! Our fountain hasn't thawed out all day! I think it's so pretty, though. The only thing that would make it prettier is if there was SNOW, too. Usually, this kind of freezing doesn't happen until January or February, so who knows what we'll see in the next few weeks!

Today is December 12th, and that was always a fun day when I was growing up! It was my sisters' birthdays, and we always got to put up our Christmas tree on that day, too! Lynn and Debbie were twins and there was always something exciting going on! May 24th, 1991 forever changed our family, though. Thanks to God, we have come through those sad times! Things will never be the same, and we'll never forget our vivacious Debbie, but God has reminded us of so many wonderful memories! Her life was taken away, but those memories will always be in our hearts. She was such a "giver"! In the picture below, she was giving her time as a clown at Egleston, where she worked as an X-ray Tech. She also was constantly making something for someone. She had crafts going on all the time on her kitchen table.

She had more friends than anyone I've ever seen. Everyone of her friends considered her their "best friend".

This picture, with our Amy, was taken at Easter( only a few weeks before her death). We always laughed about how much Amy was like Debbie( thus the picture). They really were a lot more alike than Amy and I are! Debbie is the one who immediately came over to care for Amy(then, about 4 months old) when Beth had her accident with the reclining chair.

Debbie's children, Matthew and Melissa, were 18 and 9 (at the time of her death) and now they are adults with children. It makes me sad sometimes to think about Debbie not seeing her three grandchildren, but then I realize that she will see them one day --and she is in a more glorious place than ANY of us! Happy Birthday, Lynn and Debbie!