Allie, I know how much you loved the sunrises and sunsets that you were able to see, in Hull, your "happy place", mostly, and in Hawaii, and in the towns and places you visited in between. You didn't get to see enough of them, but what you did for us was leave a new appreciation for them, and in doing so, have taught us how to be still, reflect, savor, and almost devour those things that have become so precious. In honor of what I now see in a sunrise or a sunset, and in honor of you, we have entitled your memorial cookbook just that, "Sunrise, Sunset", and all photos have special significance...some you have seen, some in places you have been, taken in locations where you once stood...not all taken by me, or your dad, but by friends or family...I am posting a few this morning and of course, the one with the brilliant glow of pink was taken by Aunt Karen, pink follows her everywhere she goes, now...and, we are honored that Sherry would allow us to use so many of hers, each one titled for the significance. The one above, and shadowing the words of my words, taken at the bay, you know where it is...it is entitled, "Heaven Is Just Across the Bay"...could she have known how inspiring and magnificent these quick snapshots would become....on the side you see "New Day" (which will grace the cover of the cookbook), "Hull Sunset" and "Allison's Camp"! All of these photos are that link to you, someone she did not know in this lifetime, but most definitely has come to know in your spirit form. It shows how this circle widens and grows and really brings us together in ways we could never know, prescribe, or anticipate. God is wondrous in His works and I am always so ever thankful for that one more sunrise, one more sunset, until it is our time to be together again.
You are my light and an inspiration, Mom
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