Roses are Red

Several nights ago Tim brought home dinner and....a beautiful bouquet of a dozen deep red long stemmed roses - just what I needed during this time of processing the painful loss of my sweet mom. Thanks, babe. You are amazing!

The Prairies

Photo credits to my sister Doris for the two group shots. Tim and I think that the one of us standing in the wheat field looks like the perfect cover for our soon-to-be-released album! Doris tried to get us to jump for a photo, but she took the picture a few seconds too soon. Fun times...happy memories!



"I should have been a farmer......."

The Farm and the Prairies

A few shots from our farm and the surrounding prairies, including the site of where we once went to church out in the country when we were growing up - the Prairie Gospel Tabernacle.

Grandpa's Farm

On our last day in Saskatchewan we visited my Grandpa Honecker's farm which my uncle has done a wonderful job of maintaining. We enjoyed hearing stories from my uncle and aunt about their childhood. Life was a whole lot simpler back then. I wonder what it would be like to experience it for myself.
The barn is huge! It is still in great shape. I think that with a little TLC, it would make a great bed and breakfast!


The little (tiny!) house where my mom was born and raised (along with her 8 siblings). Mom and her sisters slept upstairs in the attic and her brothers slept in the small building adjacent to this one.




Grandpa built a bigger home in 1941. The linoleum in this house is beautiful - each room has a little different pattern.


 

My cousin Clint and his beautiful family.


So fun to be there with Doris and Jesse (my sister and brother-in-law).


We saw some moose on the way back to town! Photo credit to Jesse who was brave enough to get out of the car and takes some pictures while the rest of us "observed" from a safer place!

Sandee's Family

Our family was all together in Luseland, Saskatchewan, this past weekend to remember our mom and to celebrate a life well lived. It was wonderful to spend time with my 3 brothers and 2 sisters. We have not all been together since 2005. I am thankful to God for the legacy my parents left us and am grateful as well for my siblings.
My twin sister and I.

Three handsome brothers-in-law!

Great Grandkids

Mom and Dad had 27 great grandchildren and last weekend we met 16 of them, some for the first time.  There are also 20 grandchildren in the family. That makes a grand total of 61 in our family counting mom and dad and their six children and spouses (and grandkids and great grandkids). And there are more on the way!

Home at Last!

Early yesterday morning (Sunday, October 2) my 96 year old mom went home to be with Jesus. For months mom had been struggling with failing health and her deep longing and prayer was to go to heaven. Yesterday her longing was fulfilled and her prayers (and ours) were answered. Well done good and faithful servant! We will miss you, dear mom, but we rejoice that you now have a new body and that you are in the very presence of your Savior. - Photo credits belong to my nephew Trevor Meier.