Today marks one year since our Dear Mother left us. We miss you so much. We hope you are resting in peace and living your best life in Heaven. I've attached a link to a video of the funeral services.

https://www.lawrenceemoonfuneralhome.com/m/obituaries/Odilia-Harris/media/viewer/LTWebcast/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001

Mom's 90th Birthday Party. My Sister Paulette and Hattie did an amazing job of putting this all together. A memory that will last a lifetime...

https://photos.app.goo.gl/CLv97Fp14B5pYfEdA

I felt your spirit when you left us....you stopped by to say goodbye.

It was a year ago today that we lost our angel, mom, anchor. We miss you mom....your legacy was love.

This Christmas, the first Christmas without Mom has been difficult. I have not been in the holiday spirit at all. I've been crying and sleeping a lot. I put on my happy face to enjoy my children and grandchildren but inside I was sad and numb. There's not much to say other than I miss my Mom. Merry Christmas in Heaven Mother. RIP

Sharing a memory of how Mom used to set the most beautiful holiday tables and take pictures of them. I wish I had one of the pics to share... if anyone has one please post... Her spirit will be with us this Thanksgiving Day and always.

Mom would be ordering a Honey Baked Ham now and preparing for Thanksgiving dinner. She couldn't cook like she used to because of her eyesight and it broke her heart. She loved to cook and moreso, to feed people and "fatten them up" lol. This is the first Thanksgiving without her. I miss her so much. I've been reflecting on past Thanksgivings and how she made big feasts. She made everything from scratch and put all of her heart and soul into her cooking. It really was a labor of love for her.

She is to be honored for the terrific job she did raising her children. 
               Dan Brasier. FB

One of the most beautiful people I ever met, the world is not the same when we lose people like this. I'm glad to have been apart her life, she will always be greatly missed

Happy Birthday Mom! Never thought, in a million years, that we would be celebrating your birthday without you this year.  Certainly there's no party or celebration on earth that can compete with the joy you must be experiencing in Heaven. You are missed very much Mother...

I never got to know you as I wanted to; and that's a tragedy of my life. But you gave me my mother, thank you grandma.

Check out the video I posted under the Video's tab. I am playing the song "Ave' Maria" as a tribute to mom. It is ageless and timeless, and sung at many weddings and funerals. Here are the lyrics:

Hail Mary, full of grace,
Mary, full of grace,
Mary, full of grace,
Hail, Hail, the Lord.
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed,
Blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Thy womb, Jesus.
Hail Mary!

Hail Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners,
Pray, pray for us;
Pray, pray for us sinners,
Now and at the hour of our death,
The hour of our death
The hour of our death,
The hour of our death
Hail Mary.

Affectionately known to me as ‘Aunt Lila’.., I have so many cherished memories of you! One thing I knew for sure is that you loved me, as you knew I love you! You will always hold a special place deep inside my heart. Rest peacefully, Beautiful, I’ll love & miss you, always! Teresa

The day she dies a piece of you will die with her. This is a piece you cannot fill. It is a piece that cannot be replaced by anything, ever. The day she dies you’ll stop breathing for a moment. You’ll wonder how the world around you continues to go on. The day she dies you’ll start a new life.

Your new life will be motherless. Everything will be different than before. You're safest place you've ever known is not a phone call away anymore and all you want is to hear her tell you about her day. The day she dies you will look around and question everything. You’ll question the measure of your faith, your last words, and every moment you spent away from her. The day she dies you’ll be in complete disbelief. You will refuse to accept this reality.

The day she dies, you become an adult. The kind of adult who doesn’t have a mother. That is a different kind of adult than before. The day she dies you will long for her hug, her kiss, her time, and her presence.

It stays with you, but so does she…you gain the most beautiful protector. She is in everything around you. She is in the mirror, in your children, in the way that you love and care for others...and it's hard. You can’t see her, but she is there, just as she always promised to be.

The day she dies you’ll learn that you loved so hard, so deeply, so purely, that you will now grieve hard because of that beautiful love. The day she dies you’ll learn that she loved you beyond measure. She believed in you more than you’ve ever believed in yourself. You’ll realize that she took care of you like you were the most precious cargo on the planet, even as an adult.

The day she dies you’ll realize that she was the most amazing woman you’ve ever known and will ever know.

~author unknown

I miss you Mom❤️

Missing your peaceful and loving presence. RIP Mom.

Just as an FYI, I have to mention that Mom passed away on Claude's Birthday and Claude passed away 2 days before Mom's birthday. 

How is it that I never saw your wings when you were here with me? When you closed your eyes and soared to the Heavens, I could hear the faint flutter of your wings as you left. Your body no longer on this side, your spirit here eternally, I see your halo shine. I close my eyes and see the multi-colored wings surround me in my saddest moments and my happiest times. Mother, my angel, God has given you your assignment - always my mother forever my angel. Love you and miss you mom.