It's about 10:50 am, soon to be 8 years at 11 am. I'll see her soon, that is the only thing that keeps me emotionally (somewhat) stable. I'm so glad she is resting, I don't know how she would have fared if she were here these days. Of course she would have been 102! 

She sure liked her some Lay's potato chips, Channel #5 and baseball! She would have loved to see her new grandson, Gideon Shepherd Steele, Sean & Julee's son.

xoxoxo...

WOW...7 years, seems longer than that! Can't wait to see her soon, but then again, I will have to!

I think about you often. You made a big impact on my life and I’m so happy I knew you well and look i look forward to seeing you again

Alena a special sister. Looking forward to working together with you in paradise.

I wish I would have spent more time with you.

I'm so happy that I had such a wonderful Mom, a beautiful person inside and out.  Miss those Reader's Digest jokes! 

Amy and I were just reminiscing about you the other day, about all those times, quality times, you were able to spend with your grandchildren and setting a good example of how one can be a true lover of Jehovah by being such a loving person to all. You were truly selfless thinking of others before yourself. 

I don't think I EVER heard a complaint come out of your mouth. Wish I could live up to that example.

By the looks of things around me these days, I won't see you "just around the corner", it's more like, "at the threshold of the door".  I just gotta be strong.

See you 'in a minute', when Jehovah opens that door. forever your loving daughter, Lorna xoxoxo............ 

Still thinking about you gramma, and still laughing every time I do. Thanks for that, and I am looking forward to seeing you again, which seems closer every day!

I still think about Gramma every day and now her daughter, my wife, is looking more and more like her, so it is a reminder. Looking forward to the day when she will be young again and still making me laugh all the time!

Miss her so much...the kindest person I know.

Hardly a day goes by that I do not think of and grampa. You both lit up my families lives in ways no one else could do. Everyday as I think of you, a smile always come to me, remembering how you made me smile everyday when you were still with us. Yesterday I had a thought of seeing you again, young and healthy, and wondering if when I realized who you were, if I would still call you gramma? You bet! Love you, miss you, and no I am not out of breath!

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Alena:

To me Alena can be described in these words; Loving, full of grace, steadfast, dignified, kind, non-judgmental, a true example for all, especially us sisters! So much enjoyed being in the same congregation as Alena. When I would show up every week, midweek, for service with my 2 year old for service she was always there and ready to help if I needed it, a true joy, Alena. When she wakes up, no doubt she will enjoy all the world filled with people displaying these same qualifies she already had a head start with! She is missed.

Miss you Mom....see you soon! Love ("daughter #2") xoxoxo...

I so look forward to seeing you again, gramma. Your never ending good spirit lit up my day, even if you were asking me why I was out of breath. I cannot think of you without laughing, but that was just the way you were.

Love you and miss you, your favorite son in law!