Today Would Have Been Dad and Mom's 71st Wedding Anniversary

Dad and Mom just before they were married.

Dad and Mom on their last vacation.  Taken in 1975.

The last photo of Dad and Mom.  This was taken in April, 1976.  Dad went to Heaven that November.

     On November 14, 1946, Audella B. Grubb married Douglas C. Evans. Our parents would have celebrated their 71st anniversary today. If they celebrate wedding anniversaries in Heaven, Mom and Dad are celebrating today.

     Miss them both every day. Just wanted to remember them on their special day. 

     HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, Mom and Dad. 

     Love and miss you both more than I can ever say, 

                                               Chris

A FAMILY NOTE: 

Dad and Mom celebrated their 30th Wedding Anniversary in 1976 while Dad was at MCV Hospital taking radiation treatments for his cancer.  I made them an anniversary cake and took it to them at the hospital.  Dad told me it was the most beautiful cake he had ever seen.  Mom, Dad, Wayne and I enjoyed the cake and Dad shared it with the interns and nurses that came in to take care of him.  

The Lord took Dad to Heaven two weeks later.  

Mom never remarried.  She remained a widow for 41 years.  She was a widow longer than she was a wife.

Last year, Mom and I were talking about that last anniversary she and Dad had together.  She remembered the cake but said the Hospital staff prepared it for them.  I didn't correct her.  It was enough for me that she remembered it and had good memories of that anniversary.  

  

Happy Birthday, Momma

     Today is Mom's birthday.  She would have been 88 today.  She's in Heaven now, so she's not counting birthdays anymore.  But I wanted to wish her a "Happy Birthday" by sharing some thoughts about her here.


     Mom was the first-born of 5 children; her father was a hard-working man, a coal miner; and her mother an industrious woman who could take a little bit of anything and make a delicious meal.  They were good, honest people that loved their family.

     And Mom loved her family above all things on this earth and would do anything for us.  Well, not exactly anything: I remember hearing her tell one of my brothers, "I love you and I'll die for you, but I won't lie for you."  That was Momma!  She had such surrender to Jesus and such integrity!

     Mom had a giving heart and was always doing for others.  Not only did she work with children in her position at Curtis Elementary School, she also taught children in Sunday School at her church.  Her involvement in church wasn't sitting in a pew - she was active in the choir, ladies ministry, and visiting the shut-ins.  If there was a need, Mom was usually there!  

     And she took such delight in her grand-children and great-grandchildren!  As her health declined and she wasn't able to go out much, she loved seeing the posts on social media; it gave her a connection with them.

     She was so talented!  She could sew, crochet, and was a great cook, but she loved most of all doing ceramics.  Her pieces were works of art.  And she put her heart into every one she made.

     Mom smiled easily and had such a sense of humor.  She loved having fun and enjoyed life even with the heartaches and pain we caused her.  

     Mom wasn't perfect, but to us she was perfectly wonderful!  She still influences us every day because the life she lived before us was one of love and honest devotion.  And I miss her more than I can put into words.

     So today, November 4th, I just want to share these thoughts, remember her, and to say with all my heart, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOMMA!  I love you!"

     Shared in love, 

                Chris