...don't cry because I'm dead, rejoice because I am alive!

Even though I'm not involved with facebook, aunt Dorothy was kind enough to share a link to the pics of the weekend she posted there. :)

pics of weekend



Those are some of the lines to Grandma Ellen's poem that was read during our family gathering in rememberence of her life. Indeed Grandma is alive and her life is evident in many ways through her family. There was so much love present in this family gathering. It was indeed the most beautiful memorial I have attended.

We gathered in the white sand duns near Las Cruces New Mexico. It was breath taking! As one can see from the photographs we are all fond of "documentation" between all of us we snapped more pictures to make a movie! We played, photographed the scenes and then gathered on the sands to share our memories of Grandma. After the recitation of an Indian poem (her only request upon her death) we each took turns to scatter her ashes. The remaining ashes will be scattered in the Sierras as well as kept within the family.

I love you all and thank God for such a loving family!