Light the world 2020

 

For the past few years, I have LOVED the Light the World campaign the church has come up with.  They have fun ideas for each day of the month leading up to Christmas.  I haven't always been able to follow them exactly, but it's given me some fun ideas.  This year, day one fell on Giving Tuesday, and suggested you donate to your favorite charity. I had just been to visit Uncle Boyd the day before, on his 90th birthday.  I took him lunch and a tiny Birthday Bunt cake.

 His house is totally torn apart, as his son Randy is doing some major remodeling.  Jen texted me Tues morning to ask if we were going to draw names, or donate to a charity this year, like we did last year.  I sent out a text to my siblings, and Robynn suggested we donate to Uncle Boyd to help with his home repairs.  Everyone loved the suggestion, and immediately sent money to my Venmo account to give to him.  We had $315!  I remembered that a couple of my kids were looking for someone to help this Christmas, so I sent a text to them, and within a few minutes, we had another $220.  Holy cow!  I told my siblings that we now had over $500 to give to him and how excited I was.  They all said maybe their kids would like to donate, so they invited them and we ended up with $750 that I deposited in his account. 

 

What a generous family we have!!!  

Only two days later, Boyd got a call, that Deanne, who has been in a care center since her stroke last summer, was near death.  They have hardly been able to visit her because of COVID, but because she was so close to dying, they would let them spend her last few hours together.  Tina picked him up and Randy joined them, where they were able to spend time telling her goodbye. She passed away the next day, on December 4, the same day Grandpa Birks passed away 38 years before.

She was one of those gals who always focused on the good, she laughed easily and often.  I will miss her laugh.  She didn't have an easy life, but she didn't dwell on the hardships.  

She was a sweet lady and she will be missed by us all.