Road Trip...

 Over the mountain...

 To desert country...

And Crooked Creek Ranch!

Stoddart Family Time!!!

Yipee!

Forever, I'm Missin'...

These Two...

 Both slipped into the Arms of God the month of February...

I'm eternally grateful for their love and care...

They ARE in my heart.

I'm Missing...

This grand lady!!!

Wishing you were here to celebrate 90!

Loving you forever, Momma!

And Another...

Taking a walk along this quiet beach...

 Another spot to pay homage...

A perfect log and some favorite beach treasures...

 Become a cairn...

And an honored memory.

Oh, Momma, I am missing you so....

Finding A Way...

To say good-bye and honor this great lady..

Memories wait on the Oregon Coast...made over the years along Cannon Beach's Ecola Creek...

 Pfaender-Gantenbein Reunions - camping and celebrating family...

 Feels just the place to leave a bit of her...

 A perfect funeral barge accepts the honor...

 And gently floats her...

Toward the sea.

I love you, Momma...

Road Trip...

Cannon Beach...

 And Mother Ocean...

 Calm my heavy heart...

And I begin to... 

Let go!

Tender Goodbyes...

We held vigil this week as Mom began her assent into the Heart of God...

 Family gathered to surround her with love...

And gratitude and honor...

Donna Jean Pfaender Gilbert...

Slipped quietly into God's Arms this morning.

Oh, Momma....

Her 1st Apartment!!!

She's moving back to the UofO...again...

Our baby girl!!! Loading up her daddy's trailer...

This year to...

3462 Kinsrow Ave, #64, Eugene OR...
With friends Megan...and Maddie...
And the help of her family & buddies...
A new bed...
And...a kitchen for cooking...
Her own bedroom...

And...livingroom for gathering....

Another season...

Another letting go for this Momma!!!

:) :(

Feeling

Emotional...finding it difficult to put into words...

A friendship...for 25 years... Babies...mothering...loving...learning of life...
The challenges...victories...joys...guilt...growth...dispair...
Discovering...talking...believing in one another...
Even when it wasn't easy...
Always...there...
Conflicted, I...so very glad...my Dear Heart Friend...
now free...from pain...the heaviness of dis-ease...
knows pure joy and LOVE!!!
So very sad...her Left Here Friend...
will hear her voice...laughter...share confidences...see her smile...

no more...
Sip good wine together...
Share epiphanies of understanding God...and wonder how...
Do we live in this world...knowing...
Truth?
What does it mean to live in the moment?...
When her place beside me feels empty...
Damn!!!!!!
And how do I embrace this pain...
Without judging it...
And find within...the beauty of a holy relationship...
Appreciating the memories...the moments...
The gift...
Of Patty...and sorrow...
I miss her........

Goodbye

My sweet friend Patty...slipped (skipped?)...gently...into the heart of God today.My heart hurts...