Photo Tribute For Mom

Here is the photo tribute from Mom's celebration service on Sunday May 20th 2007. In the box below click the play button to view video.

WELCOME HOME MOM !

Mom went home peacefuly on Wednesday evening with her entire family by her side ushering her into the gates of heaven. It was exactly fourteen years ago to the day that her husband Leigh took the same journey to heaven. Mom was more of a romantic than I realized. Dad, Mom had this surprise for you all along we just didn't know it until tonight. WELCOME HOME MOM ! You will be sadly missed but you'll be with us in our hearts forever.

Thank You!

Thank you for your continued love and prayers during this time. Mom woke up and was alert and very present with us for over two hours last night. This was truly a miracle and gift that our family experienced last night. Thank you so much Mom for that. Last night's two hour window of time will be a memory I will keep for the rest of my life. We're not sure at this point if Mom will be responsive again and able to know our presence but either way she has just been amazing. We are reading your stories and memories to Mom and I'm sure she is hearing your thoughts and is feeling your embrace. Thank You! Here is one of Mom's favorite readings that can be found on one of her coffee mugs. She read to us at the breakfast table just last week and I thought it was appropriate to share. I'm sure this is her sentiments to you all. Pictured above is mom and me holding hands at her bedside.

It isn't wise to count your friends on a sunny day,
when the sky is blue and smiles come by the bushel...
Instead wait for the storm,
when the clouds roll in and the day grows dark,
and laughter's scarce...
Whoever stands by you then deserves the name "friend"

Thank you, my friends, for braving the storms with me,
and for making the sunny days a little brighter...

-Linda Lee Elrod

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