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November 3, 2021

A Gift of Love and Memories

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I know I brag on my family all of the time but it is a pretty amazing group of people that share some of the same DNA. I do not take this lightly or for granted as I know that not all families have the same type of type bonds that ours has.

I shared earlier that we spent the week together at Lakeside, Ohio following the Celebration of Life for my mom. It was so great to just be able to be with everyone. The great thing about our family is that we have some very talented individuals.

One of the things Chris and I did was make copies of my mom’s Brown Daze newsletters for all the family. I shared about those epistles here in this post and Chris suggested we get copies made to give to each family. I loved the idea and we found the local printer who could scan the 100 or so pages in, restore them to a more readable format, and make copies of them. I got a lot of thank you’s from my siblings and the “cousins” and even if they never really sit down to read them from cover to cover at least now they can if they want to.

Our niece, Rebekah, is a very talented and creative person. Not only does she dance professionally she likes to paint and is quite good at it. During one of the cleaning outs and moves of my mom’s she took some of her paints that my mom had in her stash. She had the brilliant idea to create something for all of us from those paints, Brilliant.

She used the acrylics my mom had leftover as the base for each one and then used other paints to create something that reminded her of each of the family members / couples. I absolutely loved this idea and each one seemed to fit the person(s) it was created for.

I spent last week at my sister’s place in Ohio helping her get her brand new kitchen settled. It was fun to unpack all the stuff she had stored and help her find the perfect spot in her brand new kitchen. We hung a few pictures and it got me thinking that I really needed to hang the picture that Rebekah made me when I got home. So that is what I did.

I decided to put it in my kitchen where I would see it all the time and be reminded of both her and my mom.

I love what she did for me. I can interpret it a lot of ways and I am. I asked her, after I hung it, if I had hung it correctly and she said it was however I wanted to. So I guess I did okay. I was thinking as I hung it horizontally that it looked like. a road and with it hung this way it was leading upwards (heavenward) which made me think of my mom. Perfect.

Life is busy. Life gets difficult at times and relationships can be tough but today I am so grateful for family that love each other, that want to spend time together, and that are just such a huge part of my life.

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  1. Dianna
    November 03, 2021 at 07:34 am

    How special! And I immediately saw a road (or path).

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      November 03, 2021 at 07:35 am

      That’s what I see as well. 😀. Glad I am not alone!

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  2. jena c. henry
    November 03, 2021 at 08:16 am

    God Bless you and your family! I love the colors in “your “ painting. Your interpretation makes sense. I see it as you “keeping the faith and running your race”. Each yellow dot marks a step as you stay on the path.

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      November 03, 2021 at 08:17 am

      Ooh— I
      Love your interpretation!

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  3. Minnesota Prairie Roots
    November 03, 2021 at 10:42 am

    Oh, Beth Ann, thank you for sharing this family love and creativity with us. Your gift of your mom’s newsletters and then Rebekah’s paintings…truly to be cherished. The painting she created for you fits you from colors to content.

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  4. Priscilla King
    November 03, 2021 at 12:28 pm

    Splendid idea to reprint the newsletters!

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  5. Darlene
    November 03, 2021 at 01:23 pm

    How special. I love the painting Rebekah created for you from your mom’s paints. It is so you too. Sunny and cheerful and always on the go, wherever it may lead you. Perfect. You (and I) are blessed to be part of a loving, close family. I never take that for granted. xo

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  6. Susi
    November 03, 2021 at 02:23 pm

    Such a creative family. I love it. It’s such a special thing and I’m glad you have that in your life. ❤️

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  7. William Kline
    November 03, 2021 at 03:33 pm

    Very cool. The scrapbook and the pictures. There is a lot of creative talent in your family. No doubt a gene passed down from your mom.

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  8. dawnkinster
    November 03, 2021 at 05:06 pm

    This is so sweet. I had a similar discussion with my aunt just a few minutes ago, about family. I love the art that was made for you. I saw the road too, and thought it was so right for you as you love to travel.

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  9. Shirley Matthews Dunn
    November 03, 2021 at 09:53 pm

    The painting is lovely. First thought I had was also a path sense you & Chris love to travel.

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