Birthday Boy

Hope you have a great day, Son.
You have been such a blessing to us.
We love you so much!

Mom & Dad

Hey Kids! Look at that tree!

When Marcus and I spent an afternoon in
West Palm Beach, I had to take a picture of
this tree for my kids...(I love to point out big
beautiful trees and they tease me about it)
After a wonderful dinner, we decided to see the
neighborhood sights...all those whoopty-do
houses. Except for one, they were all behind
huge hedges. Also, finding an entrance to the
beach, was not easy. We saw plenty of bike
riders, on that beautiful evening.
Hope to go back again.

More loving with Lana

May there be many more good times to come!

Love you, Mom

Happy Birthday Lana...part 1

You have blessed our lives in so many ways.
You are my hero, a gift from God that I hold precious
and don't deserve. I love how you show us love and
goodness...
how you make us laugh and have a compassionate heart.
The following post are a drop in the bucket of all the
sweet times we've had with you.
love you for always and ever!
Mom

Happy Birthday Lana...part 2

Refined, Transformed and Blossomed

Tiffany Ann Laird Mathews...

"Bloomed where she was planted
and transplanted and transplanted"

I just returned from a celebration of Tiffany's life.
I have regrets that I didn't take notice sooner.
Time and distance are a poor excuse, but FB
did reconnect us, and I saw Tiffany as a sweet
Mom & Wife, working endlessly for others.
She had just rested up from the community
teen dance, that she help organize.
She had just worked the last day of her 2nd job
Her last post on FB was "Goodnight to all"
She greeted her customers, with a smile, even talking
that morning,to the young lady that was also killed
in the head-on collision.


Testimony of others confirmed that Tiffany had been
refined by the fire of past choices and transformed
to give hope to others that faced the same struggles.
She had the perfect shoulder to cry on, strenghten by her
faith & redemption of her Father in Heaven.

She rebuilt her life, not only for herself, but for Billy
and Brittni. My heart aches for them, and my prayer
is that they live to honor all that she wanted them to be.

Sweet Tiffany, like Adam, taken as they are busy serving
others. Just doesn't make sense! But they both bloomed
where they were planted and transplanted and transplanted.
And we are left holding the sweet bouquet .