Don, one day goes into the next with my our son, David here after he had surgery last year and this year he has medical bills galore. He is selling his house. The interest rate is up not selling fast enough. Groceries are out rageous. I miss you more than ever just to talk to and get your input. I miss our time doing things together. Driving around or walking over on the pier was our favorite time. I feel like so much has gone along the wayside that we did is no more. I know I would not wish you back as I will meet up with you one day. Our Parker house is up for sale again. Looking at the pictures online it is not the same inside the way we had it. I love what you and God planned for me over here at Kozi Pine Acres. You always knew I loved to decorate and fuss around the house and in the china cabinets. David has gone back to work until his reversal surgery when he gets to see the surgeon this next month, September. With you in my heart I pray always for our Deana, Doug, David. You would be so proud of each one of them no matter what storms in life they each go through or have gone through they have it in them to press forward. I say often that God has a plan!! One day I will get to see my love again. But until than I will go on singing until God calls me home. Love from your wife, best friend, and no I will never like this part at all.

My Don Parker, 7 years ago today God's love letter to me was returned to the sender. I can only imagine what glory must be like! 50 years ago this year you ask me to marry you. I have oodles of memories and pictures galore to keep me go 'in. With Don, love come softly and remembered for for the rest of my days. I can read every letter and card you ever wrote me that I have in books. Especially the ones that you wrote me every day when you were in service. It truly has been a hard shock that God has slowly brought me through in no heart surgery on this day. I love what someone else shared, it’s only a short separation from you. I love to look for you in our Deana, Douglas, and David. I love to see a giggle or action that might be from Grandpa Don in our 14 grandkids that makes me smile big! I love watching our first born Deana Marie is a Grandma now get that! And our first born, grandson, Colin made me a great Grandma!! Oh! our Douglas Earl we finally got our twins!! What joy I carry on with you in my heart …enjoying each one of our loves. Yes, I will always be singing until then, my heart will go on singing, Until then, with joy I'll carry on, Until the day my eyes behold the city, Until the day God calls me home.

Donald Robert Parker, I wonder what you are doing right now? I know over one week ago 6 years ago my love letter was returned back to the sender. I have a rough time this year with tears come ever so softly of missing you. It seems like yesterday when I look at a picture of you it is so real. Why does God allow this kind of suffering? I feel it to be worse than my labor pains having our Deana, Doug, David. I know that I can say that God is with me and has carried me through each and every day while we are apart. I know God knows our beginnings and ending. I just have to keep pushing forward no matter what. Don Parker, some things I am not happy with myself. I know God forgives and forgets. I pray that God continues to show me my way to do this like he does. My biggest mistake ever in this life God has helped me get through this time protecting me and leading me all the way. I just can't let it go so hard at times. You would be so proud of our Deana, Doug, and David. Each one of them have counseled me with different talks at times that has helped me out so much. Our kids are pretty special part of us. I love to see you in each one of them. Your giggle! Your brown eyes!! Your handsomeness' I will never forget. Your endeavor in life has been remembered and brought to me by many comments of others. Your testimony of our Lord left an impact on many. I pray that I can share you from the rooftops always to our kids, grandkids and great grandkids too. This 2022 49 years ago you ask me to marry you seems like not so long ago. But time does go by in God's speed whether we want it to or not. I find my time each day going by so fast. Doug would say, at least your not bored! lol!! I have our granddaughters, Sarrah and Abbi living with me since last October keeps me going forward. God knows what he doing even before we do. You would be so proud of this ministry that I am doing here at Kozi Pine Acres for God's glory, not mine, but all for Him. I wonder how God is going to use each one of our grandchildren one day? Colin & Elsie, Ashelyn, Emily, Hudson, Cole, Sarrah, Abbie, Charlie, Elizabeth, Hannah, Julia Lane, Jack, Henry, and Grandpa Don we have a great grandson, Stenson Keith Crumrine coming in 2023!! Oh and our Douglas Earl, was home for Thanksgiving this year all the way from Simpsonville, South Carolina. I had the Joy of all Deana, Doug, David and families with me in pictures!! Oh I pray God lets you know of everything that you are missing here. I would not long for you back here. I just long one day to be there and enjoy God and everybody for all eternity. I love you to the moon and back in my heart always. Until that day, I will keep on singing. With Joy I will carry on. Oodles of tears. Can't help it. You are worth every drop and I know God catches every tear that falls.

My dearest Don, I am sorry I have not wrote on here for 2021. I bought property in May, 2020 over by our daughter 5 minutes around the corner. This started my long venture of packing over 300 tubs of everything bubble wrapped, looking over the blue print of a new beautiful home that God and you made possible. It took me much thought looking at the blue print for days on end deciding where every thing would go, picking out all the light fixtures, doors, windows etc. You would just love it here Don especially hunting many deer. You will be happy to know that I sold our Parker home March 2021 to Jerry and Bonnie McPhillips. I named this new property, Kozi Pine Acres that was built with love by Integrity Builders, our Crumrine family all had there hands on in this built plus many others. Last inspection oked to move in was on August 2021. It has been a busy dizzy trip for me to do alone, but God gave me strength to stay strong to do what had to be done. Don I I feel you all over this property. It is so God given beautiful here. I will be forever thankful and content to say that through this time and in storms of life that God has carried me all the way to this part of my life until he carries me back to himself one day. I tell it like this that I have my roller blades on ready and don't stop me cuz' I will be on a roll to see my Savior first of all and than roll back into my Don Parker's arms once again. This is what I long for more than anything life can offer me now. But until than my heart will go on singing, until than with Joy I will carry on...I love you like it was yesterday and always will Donald Robert Parker.

December 8th, 2016. 4 years ago today, My Donald Robert Parker, God's love letter to me was returned to the sender. But until then, my heart will go on singing, Until then, with joy I'll carry on, Until the day my eyes behold the city, Until the day God calls me home.

To my dearest love in Heaven, Don Parker.. that has now been laid to rest 4 years today...God's love letter to me sent back to the sender. I thank God for the time and memories that still linger every day in my heart. I still find you at the finest level of my being you're still with me. We still look at each other at that level beyond sight. We talk and laugh with each other on a level beyond touch. We share time together in a place where time stands still. We are still together on a level called love. But I cry alone for you in a place called reality.

I will never believe that it has been a whole year Don Parker that you have been gone from my sight. I want you to know I miss you like it was yesterday that you were here with me. Tears come so easy. I do understand God's timing, but I don't like it. I look forward to the day that God promises to take all tear away and bring joy back in the morning. I can do this until the day I get to be with you again in Heaven. I talk to you everyday. Love come softly for the rest of my days. Love you Don Parker as you go right with me in the New Year 2018

This is so beautiful memorial for my love. God's love letter to me was returned to the sender. Don has just gone on ahead. He awaits for me in Heaven. What a day that will be when I see my Savior first of all and run down the streets of gold into my husband's arms once again.