Many hugs, memories and smiles were exchanged as the Crane and Park families joined together to remember Mom. Sisters, children, cousins and more talked of this great matriarch and her friendly, but unique ways of showing love and concern.
Most were surprised as were we, that she went home to her Heavenly Father. She never wanted to linger, so suffer she didn't as a hemorrhaging brain anuerism took her life in March.
Little signs previous to this helped us prepare for the future. We all spent time together at a reunion dinner marking the twenty-second year, since Dad's death in February. Each talked about how we could help her. Sad we are events happened so quickly, with little more than to be at her bedside for a few hours.
We must go on remembering how much she loved us, knowing she is happy to be with Dad now preparing for the eternities.
