Is sitting here trying to get over the emotional “ hangover “ from this weekend. Not only was I reminded this past weekend how much my Dear friend and adopted Mom Bonnie Funk meant to me but also the loss of my own mother in Feb 2012. I have been pondering what I want to say since I got in my car to come home from the Yakima Valley. I spent the weekend with another extended family celebrating the life of a very special woman. She was a mother to so many children it’s impossible to come up with a number. From the moment you set foot in Bonnie and Danny’s home you were family. They both showed unconditional love and did countless and selfless things for not only their kids and the kids in the apt complex where they lived for many years and they were foster parents for so many years. I was very blessed this weekend to inherit a whole other family. Some of whom I have met many years ago and some I have never met. I had only physically been a part of their family for a short but Kimbereley has been my closest and oldest fiend for so long I can’t imagine living my life without her friendship. That in itself has kept my being a part of this family going. Danny has been a father figure to many children that never knew their own fathers myself included. I was reminded this weekend just how important family is in these trying times. And how important it is to forgive and love the people in our lives that mean much to us. We have ALL done things wrong but what makes a family strong is the ability to get past the wrongs and work on the good times we have shared. I have many fond memories of hanging at the Funks. And I will cherish those until my last breath leaves my body. I am convinced that Bonnie and my mom Eddie were watching over us all this weekend and loving us all. I’m sure that they were both smiling on us and glad we could all come together and love each other. We may have lost the physical bodies of our Mothers but their memories live on in us and that’s why we should keep loving each other and trying to make them smile in heaven. I want to thank Kimbereley and Gordy for allowing us to share this experience in your home. I want to thank Gramma Loraine and Aunt Debbie for making me feel instantly like family. Danny for always being there for us. Nicki, Tracey and Monica for sharing your families with me a stranger. I look forward to the next time we meet. So we can once again celebrate the lives of our mothers. George.
Posted on: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:50:37 +0000
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