I love you mom,I miss you more everyday! somedays are unbearable!!! I have ALWAY'S LOVED YOU,SO SORRY IF YOU DID NOT FEEL LOVED BY ME THE LAST 2 YEARS, IT HURT TO SEE YOU HURT....SO...I STAYED AWAY, I WAS A CHICKEN,,I WOULD GIVE ANYTHING,DO ANYTHING , SAY ANYTHING, JUST TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU. BYE MOM, WE WILL TALK LATER.XOXO LUV, MELODY....PLEASE WATCH OVER THE KIDS AND GRANDKIDS AND THE GREAT GREAT GRANDKIDS...BYE MOMMY....

DEAR MOM, I MISS YOU SO MUCH! THINGS ARE SO DIFFERENT NOW. I HOPE IT DOESN'T MAKE YOU SAD! MICHAEL AND VICKY WERE BAPTISED YESTERDAY,I WAS A VERY PROUD MAMA! I TALK TO YOU EVERYDAY AND BEFORE I GO TO BED, I TELL YOU GOODNIGHT,AND WHEN I WAKE UP I TELL YOU GOODMORNING. I HOPE YOU HEAR ME!!! I MISS THE FAMILY SO MUCH ,ALLOF THEM! I DON'T TALK TO CRIS OR RACHEL,I WANT TO SO BAD BUT THEY DON'T. IT WILL JUST TAKE ALOT OF PRAYING. WE HAVE A NEW GREYHOUND,HIS NAME IS BOINKER'S HE IS A SWEET DOG! ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT I MISS YOU AND BRENDA IS STILL HERE DOING WELL. I LIKE THAT SHE IS HERE, I FEEL CLOSER TO YOU . SHE WILL BE LEAVING IN A COUPLE WEEK'S , I WILL MISS HER! MY GOOD FRIEND DEBBIE WRITES ON THE MEMORIAL ,WITHOUT HER AND MARK AND GOD I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD HAVE MADE IT! I HOPE YOU ARE PROUD OF ME, I HAVE NOT BEEN THE BEST DAUGHTER,YOU KNOW THAT!!!I HAVE ALWAY'S LOVED YOU AND I MISS YOU SO MUCH!!!!! I WILL TALK AGAIN SOON,UNTIL THEN PLEASE KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU AND I AM VERY HAPPY YOUR WITH GOD AND YOUR FAMILY!!!BYE FOR NOW, LOVE YOU MOM!!!YOUR DAUGHTER MELODY.

I remember Melody talking about her mom. She was always saying how much she loved her and missed her. Her mom was a very important part  of her life. She did not go to see her mom a lot but the love was always in her heart. I once told melody, It is not forever. You will be reunited with her one day. Carry her in your heart always and no one can ever take your beautiful memories away from you. Just remember her and that Helen loved her. In time things will get better. I plan to meet Helen one one day and know that Melody may be there to introduce us.

In loving memory of Helen.

        Dear mom, I miss you so much. How I wish I had spent more time with you. We had years and years of GOOD times. Just you and me. After you got sick I tried to be there. I could have and i should have! I felt helpless but to OTHERS, it is as though I didn't care,I DID!  I love you MOM and this is just my way of showing YOU how much I care about you and I played your favorite song just for you. I know you hear it and you visit me sometime.I wake up every morning and for a minute , I think I am dreaming and you are really in your room at the nursing home,...your not! Then I cry alot. Just know MOM I have always loved you, Maybe i didn't always visit you as much as i should. I visited as much as I could! I will see you again in HEAVEN and I know you love me and understand everything! I remember crying in your room a couple weeks before you left us, and you said," DON'T CRY HUNNY' and then you ask me if you were going away. I did not know what to say so I just said sorry mom and stopped crying. I LOVE YOU ALWAYS AND FOREVER! YOUR DAUGHTER, MELODY