Friday, May 27, 2011

Pianist

 Lavona thought the picture would be more "realistic" if she was smelling the flowers.

Today we visited with Lavona. She is from southern Arizona. She is the proud mother of four boys and one girl. Her husband has already passed on. While visiting with Lavona she shared some pretty amazing stories. When she was young she picked cotton to earn spending money. She was pretty young, so her older siblings would look out for her. She said that she was paid by the pound and many times she would leave the fields with very raw, scratched up fingers.

She loves to play the organ and piano. When she was still a child she was given the assignment to play church primary songs for the children to sing to. As she continued to grow up she played for the youth and also for the congregation.

Lavona was so appreciative of the beautiful boquet given to her and commented, “My day sure is starting out wonderful!” Thank you for making it possible for us to bring joy to someone's day!



Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Wildflowers and Roses

Melba is a very special granny, for she is our grandma.  She grew up during the depression and had to wait until eighth grade to get her first pair of new shoes.  She loved the shoes so much that she continued putting cardboard in the soles so they would last.  Grandma loved children and taught elementary school for 34 years.  She also loved cooking chicken and dumplings, going fishing and picking wildflowers.   On January 4th grandpa passed away and she was heartbroken.  They had been married almost 62 years.  When we asked her what kind of flowers she would like, she said, “Oh, I would love wildflowers and pink roses, they are our favorite.”   It was so wonderful to see her smile when she saw the beautiful flowers.   We love you grandma.
 

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