In 1967, the Lord blessed me with Greg, Gayla, Mark, and Kaye. They were ages 3, 5, 6, and 8 when their dad and I were married. Through the next 20 years, the Lord helped us through some difficult times as well as blessing us with many exciting, joyful, wonderful times. He filled me with a love for them that I cannot even begin to put into words. I thank God for bringing them into my life.
In 1981, we lost Kaye - our youngest at age 16. She is the one in the picture with her new guitar on her 16th birthday. There are no words to describe the devastation that brought to all of us. Although, we know and celebrate that she is in heaven with the Lord, and although the Lord is always with us when we lose someone we love dearly, sometimes He wants to work through others to help us through our time of grieving. Her dad and I did not get the counseling we needed after losing Kaye, and several years later our marriage was over. (I mention this in case anyone is reading this that has lost someone they love dearly. Don't just stuff things down inside and think they are taken care of. We are made to need and love one another, and so many times, God wants to work through someone to minister to us.)
Pictures are of Greg, Amy, Joey, and Taylor (current pictures of Joey and Taylor fishing in FL are in earlier post), Gayla and Kaye as young girls, Gayla and her son Christopher (and grandson Christopher as a young boy),and Mark with me. (I am needing a picture of Mark and Tami to include with this post.)
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