To those who know,
and have supported me through this, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Please forgive me for thanking you in a general forum, rather than individually. You know if it was you, and when I needed you, you were there. Mother died yesterday. All six siblings and spouses, will gather for a celebration of her life, on Monday in Phoenix. Again, thank you. God bless.
Betty
Trouts don't live in ugly places.
A friend is not who knows you the longest, but the one who came and never left your side.
Don't look back, we ain't goin' that way.
Betty my heart goes out to you and your family. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.
Rocky
Betty, So sorry for the loss of your mom.
You may know the author Henry Van Dyke who back in 1898 to 1900or so wrote the little books "Fisherman's Luck", and "Little Rivers."
Well, he also wrote a short poem called GONE FROM SIGHT, which I have copied and pasted below. Hope you find solace in it as I have.
Gone From My Sight
by Henry Van Dyke
I am standing upon the seashore. A ship at my side
spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and
starts for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty
and strength. I stand and watch her until at length
she hangs like a speck of white cloud just where
the sea and sky come to mingle with each other.
Then someone at my side says: "There, she is gone!"
"Gone where?"
Gone from my sight. That is all. She is just as large in
mast and hull and spar as she was when she left my side and
she is just as able to bear her load of living freight to her
destined port.
Her diminished size is in me, not in her. And just at the
moment when someone at my side says: "There, she is gone!"
there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices
ready to take up the glad shout: "Here she comes!"
And that is dying.
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Betty,
I am sorry for your loss. I will say a prayer for you and your family.
May the Lord be with you and your family always.
God bless.
Marty
Trout don't speak Latin.
Betty,
My thoughts are with you are your family. Take care.
- Jeff
Am fear a chailleas a chanain caillidh e a shaoghal. -
He who loses his language loses his world.
Betty,
I am very sorry for the loss of your Mother.
Doug
Enjoying the joys of others and suffering with them- these are the best guides for man. A.E.
Betty,
My deepest condolences to you and yours.
Sincerely,
Will
Betty,
We are so sorry to learn of your loss.
God Bless and Keep you and Cary
Bill & Jean
I'm truly sorry to hear the bad news, Betty. We had to bury my Mom a day before the 9-11 attack and I know what if feels like (Mom was from NYC). My thoughts and prayers are with you and I wish comfort for you and your family.
Peace be with you.
John Taylor
Betty.
My Mom 'went home' 11 years ago. Prayer helps. Ours are with you.
Bill
Name notes where I fish and for what I fish.
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