Memory Table, A Gift to My Mom...

I wanted to do something different at the memorial service luncheon for my mom.  I didn't just want a single picture... that didn't tell about her life.  So I put together about 30 pictures and a few other items to share her life story with the attendees.  I used three tables.  Lavender was my mom's favorite color, and the white is to represent a river, the flow of her life.  I added lavender and white glass beads to make it sparkle.  I hope she would have liked what I did...

 

Sylvia had a wide variety of interests and hobbies throughout her life. She enjoyed reading, TV soap operas, was Jeff Gordon's #1 Fan in Nascar and was an avid jigsaw puzzle fan. This was the last puzzle she finished and it took quite a while, but she did it!

 

Ocie and Sylvia met in 1976 at square dance class, went out for a cup of coffee, and were married three years later. There were together for over 33 years. Early in their relationship she told Ocie that circus folks don't have elephants with their trunks down because that was bad luck. Ocie made the mistake of saying, "You can't find elephants with their trunks up." These are the first elephants she gave him to prove him wrong. His collection now numbers well over 160!

Because of Ocie’s aviation career, they made 8 major moves in 10 years. They lived in Sun Valley, CA, San Jose, CA, Manheim and Wiesbaden, Germany, El Paso, TX, Salinas, CA and back to Sun Valley. When Ocie retired, they moved to Lake Havasu City.
Ocie and Sylvia were also to enjoy cruises to the Carribean islands, Jamaica, Tahiti, Alaska and Hawaii.

At the end of the table I placed this little item, a gift to my parents from somewhere along the way...

In the underside of it, is this scripture...

Isaiah 40:11---Like a shepherd He will tend his flock,

      in HIS ARMS He will gather the lambs and carry them in His bosom.

I love you and I miss you Mom.

:)