Thanks for the Memories!

I know from my own experience that losing both of your parents (or losing anyone) is a very painful thing to go through.

Like having to go through their clothes, papers, all of their personal belongings and then to sell, give away or take to charity the things that meant so much to them.  

And then to prepare to sell their home and walk away from the memories that you so cherished through the years.

This story is about my friend who works for Hospice at the VA Nursing Home in our area. She had been assigned to help us out with my dad who was a patient there for about 15 months.  

She would always check up on him and other patients and did and still does an amazing job!  It takes very special people to do this.

With losing her dad a few years ago and then her mom in January of 2015 she has been going through that same process after 61 years of being raised in this beautiful home filled with many wonderful memories.

During the last several months there of course have been many penny stories that she shared with me.

She found these books and frame in her dad's garage, and put them in her office for about two months and on August 20, 2015 she moved the picture frame and book and found this:

Since her dad has passed she is always finding pennies and nickels!

It just keeps getting better and better.  

My friend gave her granddaughter the bed that she slept in when she was a little girl.  As they were taking the mattress off these 3 pennies were found between the mattress and box spring!!!

Then her husband goes to move her mom and dad's dresser to get ready to load up on the truck and he finds this penny!

You just can't make this stuff up! 

You just believe that these are messages from our loved ones who have passed and are watching over us.

I know that my friend is so blessed for the wonderful memories that she will never ever forget.  

THANKS MOM AND DAD FOR THE MEMORIES.