Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Reflections on March 19

March 19th always brings special memories for our family. Our grandfather {our dad's father} was born on March 19th, 141 years ago. In 1959 he reached his 92nd birthday on March 19th, but was very ill. He died 2 days later.
Our parents were married on March 19, 1932. They celebrated their 50th anniversary in 1982.
On March 19th, 1984, we had a foot of snow in Hutchinson. Our mom was in a nursing home and we were not able to get there to visit her until evening because of the snow. We found her to be very ill when we arrived. She was sent to the hospital and died in the early morning hours.
I am thankful for these lives that began, were united, and also promoted to heaven on or near the 19th of March.

1 comment:

Marilee We Roll Along said...

Roberta,

This is very touching to read about. Really amazing to me that so many significant events centered arount a specific date.