Two Life Celebrations

 

I posted this on facebook on the day after Valentine's to celebrate my one and only sister's birthday. 

To make it to 97 and be active (playing bingo, memory good, loved her little dog, Susie and to play blackjack) is something to celebrate.

The last 4 months haven't been all that great. She fell and broke her pelvis. 

But, I was surprised and so sad to get the call late in the day on her birthday that she had quietly slipped away from us. 

But, what a life. Married at 16, then WWII came, two kids, a divorce. Another marriage that lasted for over 50 years. Made a career for herself as a keypunch operator at the Alabama Beverage Control Board and retired as it's supervisor. 

She loved to travel, loved good ole Southern cooking. Her black-eyed peas and coleslaw were my favorites. She enjoyed her grandchildren and great-grands. Although we lived over 800 miles apart, we talked nearly every day by phone. 

I remember a trip the two of us took to Orange Beach, Alabama. Just sunning on the beach, eating seafood and driving through the countryside just chatting away. 

There were nine years between us and we didn't always see eye to eye like all siblings do but that gal will be missed. There's a hole in my heart this morning. 

I celebrate her amazing life here on earth - I celebrate her new life in Heaven.