I apologize for not posting for so long.
With a wedding and Christmas in the same week, we’ve been very busy. I have so much to share, but I’ll break it into pieces and post in seperate entries later. I just want to share one picture from Meredith and Matt’s wedding. Meredith is really happy, which makes me really happy. Meredith wore Ann’s dress and it was beautiful. Ann was in on enough of the wedding planning to know that this was going to happen. Ann was remembered in other meaningful ways. For instance, Rev. Lynn Renne read from Ann’s bible during the ceremony.
Grief plays interesting tricks on the mind. Even though Ann died almost six months ago, it feels like no time has passed. The wedding came so quickly it made me think Ann could have been there. Of course, at the time we knew this was impossible barring a miracle.
Again, I’ll write more on this later. But in a way we probably can’t fully understand, Ann did witness Meredith’s wedding.
It’s good to hear from you again, Randy. I’ve been wondering how your family was doing with the holidays. I’m sure everyone felt Ann’s presence at the wedding and Christmas. Best wishes to Meredith and Matt!
It was a beautiful evening! I choose to believe that the Lord pulled Ann over and pulled back a curtain and the 2 of them watched as Meredith and Matt were married. How touching to see Ann’s dress on Meredith! Such a beautiful bride. I love this picture of the two of you. The love you have for your daughter shines through!!! Congratulations.
Susan
Randy, Ann was very much a part of Meredith & Matt’s wedding. Ann loved you all so very much. Blessings – Jan
What a beautiful picture of you and Meredith. I too believe that
Ann was beaming with joy as she watched you both walked down that aisle. The wedding
was beautiful and we are so happy for Meredith and Matt. Blessings to you all! Deb Haire
Randy,
I have followed Ann’s blog for some time, because it helped me put my mother-in-law’s pancreatic cancer into perspective. She was diagnosed in June of 08 and died in April of 09. She too had a daughter get married within months of her death. Thank you for continuing to share your stories. I am still trying to gain perspective.
Sincerely,
Karen