It's Spring Break and I have been doing homework. One of the things that I wanted to do, though, was work on a family picture collage from 2010. I did one a couple of years ago and figured it was time to do another one. While I was working on it today I found a collage that I had been working on awhile ago for my son, Marcus, who died many years ago. We have had a couple of pictures on the wall of our home ever since that time to help us remember him. In the last move, I decided to scan the pictures from one of them and make them into a digital collage like the other ones that I have created. I don't really think about Marcus that much anymore (at least with sadness). He is a part of our family. We remember him daily in various small ways. However, working on this picture brought back many happy memories and also some tears. I wanted to share those today.
He would have been 25 in a couple of weeks. Our lives would have been so different as many decisions we have made since then have had something to do with losing him so young.
However, life is good. We have a wonderful family, with marvelous and outstanding children whom we love very much. John is still the greatest thing that ever happened to me. Each of our children bring us so much joy. I don't understand God's reasons for things, sometimes, but I trust that He has a plan. I continue to work each day so that I may see all my children together again someday.
I love your photo collage--a tangible memory. I've held one treasured memory of my sister for years (the one who was next youngest to me that passed away from SIDS). Each year I remember her birthday, her death date, and I count her years in comparison to mine, but I also make note that she is my tangible treasure in heaven...the one thing from this earth, that I KNOW will be there waiting on me...(I assume lots of other folks will end up there as well...but I KNOW she will be there!)
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