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When my Jimma went Home....I began a journey so unfamiliar....so strange to me. I no could no longer recognize myself. My love of acitivies that I had previously enjoyed was gone! As time progressed...as time does...I began to realize that I had to do something!! .. that old demon of depression was ever lurking!...ready to trap me in its hateful embrace. I had been to that dark cavern and knew the possibility of never escaping its cold grasp was more real now than ever.....so began my search! ....trying so hard to find a way to live ..and to keep my baby close ....for her ministry ~ the way the Lord used her to help people...that ministry must live on!.......so began this site ...and her memory garden. I haven't been able to take pictures during the whole season, but I have enough to share some of the beauty with you.....so I invite you to come sit with me awhile...enjoy the beauty of God's creation....feel His sweet presence....and enjoy the serenity I find everytime I'm there....in her garden, God's gift of peace ... in the midst of my turmultous storm!!!!
Tamara with Lauren and Malachi...celebrating Lauren's birthday..
Nathan and Lauren share a birthday....November 2...she's now thirteen...he's two years old....
Lauren and Kathryn.....cousins are fun to have around!!
Jimma wore AFO's....cast-like boots that helped her to weight-bear...after she went Home, her sister Tori found this rock in our yard! It probably came from one of our camping trips...I don't know. But it is amazing how much it looks like Jimma's 'boots'....
Can you see the scar in this rock...my family was camping at Wilsons Creek around the year 2001. While playing in the water...I looked down and saw the tip of it sticking up..showing part of the scar. I was intrigued and began to dig....this is what turned up! I love this rock with it's cross-shaped scar....it just seems to fit in Jimma's garden...
Julianna wants to include Jimma on her 6th birthday....
CJ sharing memories on his 14th birthday.....
And now there are eight.....remembering.....
Brother and sister saying 'I love you'....
Malachi helps Pop run electricity to her garden...to help make decorating for Christmas easier...
...always ready with a smile that melts the heart....
PRECIOUS ANGEL MINE.....
I remember Daddy's big girl....o what a special love they share.....
SHHH...... my angel's sleeping...
I remember her touch....her breath....the way she loves me....
I remember when Jimma decided she loved Nathan....and stopped being jealous...
....remembering all the gatherings...
I remember the many times my Lord said..yes..and we got to bring her back home....
...in her stander.....
MY FIVE LITTLE GIRLS....
She's here with me in her little garden, everytime I'm pulling the weeds....or when I'm enjoying the vibrant colors of the beautiful flowers....or smelling the sweet fragrance of the rose....or feeling the wind blowing softly..whether I sit in the quiet of the day or whether I'm busying myself...she's here ~ my precious baby....my little girl ~ in my memories....she is here....always......
