IN LOVING MEMORY OF BETTY L. SPARKS

IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY MOTHER BETTY L. SPARKS.. ON THIS HER FIRST YEAR IN HEAVEN... 1/25/1929 - 1/ 15/ 2011

WE LOVE AND MISS YOU.. YOU LEFT A VOID THAT CANNOT BE REFILLED... BUT WE KNOW WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN.. I KNOW THIS IS THE MESSAGE IN PART THAT YOU WOULD SEND US, SO I'LL SHARE IT AROUND (with YOU in my heart and on my mind) ... I Do Not Sleep NetHugs.com

SO MANY LOVING MEMORIES YOU'VE LEFT BEHIND.. AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR NEARLY 82 YEARS ON EARTH.. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR GIVING US LIFE AND GUIDANCE (even though we often mistakenly didn't obey) WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR BOTH YOU AND DAD.. SUCH LOVING PARENTS, WE HAD AND HAVE THE BEST... "THANK YOU GOD!" WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THE "MANY" LITTLE THINGS THAT HAPPENS THAT BRINGS YOU TO OUR MINDS, AND SMILES ON OUR FACES, EVEN NOW "AND HOW CONSTANT AND FAITHFUL THEY ARE TO BE THERE FOR AND WITH US" WE ARE GLAD THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BEAR THE PAIN AND SADNESS OF YOUR LAST YEAR HERE WITH US, (we knew you weren't afraid of dying or Heaven.. but just in leaving us behind).. AND WE ARE THANKFUL TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE IN SUCH A BETTER/ A "PERFECT" PLACE WITH GOD, JESUS, DAD, WANDA, JUSTIN, YOUR PARENTS, OUR BABIES, YOUR SIBLINGS, AND SO MANY OTHERS.. AND WE KNOW THAT SOMEDAY WHEN OUR TIME ON EARTH IS DONE, WE WILL JOIN YOU.. AND YOU'LL BE THERE ONCE AGAIN WITH OPEN ARMS TO MEET US (just like when we were born).. WE LOVE YOU MOM.. AND WE MISS YOU SO.. AND YET WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY WAYS THAT YOU ARE STILL HERE WITH US (at least in our hearts and minds) ONE MORE THING MOM... ?"Thank You" By Ray Boltz?? - YouTube
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?Holes in the Floor of Heaven?? - YouTube
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Cece Winans - Don't cry (lyrics) - YouTube
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"APPLES WOULD HAVE BEEN THE PERFECT DESSERT TODAY AFTER LUNCH, BUT I JUST COULD NOT!... after all the apples Mom and I sat together and pealed last year... we laughed, we talked (sometimes silly stuff, sometimes serious stuff) And we ate MANY suppers together even during that time.. she would cook one night, we would cook or bring supper the next night (it was while she was still uh, decently able to get around and do).. BUT, ANYWAY.... WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT LUNCH TODAY.. THE MEMORIES FLOODED MY HEART AND I JUST THOUGHT I COULDN'T STAND EATING APPLES (silly as that sounds, "gulp") .... maybe next week?, Lord knows we all love those apples.. and all the fresh ones from this past fall... because of all the PRECIOUS MEMORIES! AGAIN, THANKS MOM... AND THANKS GOD FOR ALLOWING US THAT SPECIAL TIME TOGETHER. it was just the perfect thing for us to share, and the time.... A BLESSING!

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SHE WOULD HAVE GOT A KICK OUT OF WATCHING ABIGAIL LEARNING HOW TO MAKE PINEAPPLE UP-SIDE-DOWN CAKE TODAY.. SHE LOVES COOKING (and that too would have pleased Mom) SHE MADE THE CAKE TODAY WITH ONLY A LITTLE GUIDANCE.. IT WAS TERRIFIC TOO! "THANKS ABIGAIL"
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AGAIN I ASK FOR PRAYERS FOR NORMAN.. HE HAS A COLD (I suppose) AROUND HIS EYES ARE RED.. HE HAS SLEPT MOST OF THE DAY TODAY.. AND YET, I CANNOT GIVE HIM ANYTHING AT ALL TO HELP WITH HIS COLD, OR SYMPTOMS (because of his liver) I WILL CALL HIS DOCTOR TOMORROW AND GET HIS PRECIOUS ADVICE.. THANK YOU GOD FOR HIS WONDERFUL DOCTOR.. AND YET WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE THE TRUE HEALER AND GIVE YOU THE HONOR, PRAISE AND GLORY IN ALL THINGS.

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AS USUAL, PRAYING FOR YOU AND YOURS... GOD'S LOVE, MERCIES, GRACE, SALVATION, FORGIVENESS, GUIDANCE, SWEET INNER PEACE, AND BLESSINGS TO EACH OF YOU..

A SPECIAL PRAYER FOR THE PARENTS AND EXTENDED FAMILY OF THE LITTLE ONE THAT PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY OF THAT DREADFUL EB... A PRECIOUS (now)PAIN FREE ANGEL GONE HOME, to play his drums... IN THE PRESENCE OF OUR LORD..

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PRAYERS TOO FOR THE FAMILY OF A DEAR MAN WE USED TO GO TO CHURCH WITH (at our old church) "GOD BLESS AND COMFORT PLEASE" HE WAS A GOOD CHRISTIAN MAN.. "ANOTHER SAINT IN HEAVEN!"
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