Sharing a precious e-mail!

I received the following e-mail this morning, Dec.26th. As everyone knows,Dec.26th is a day of CLUTTER and taking running out  chasing the garbage man (like Terry did this morning)with TONS of oversized and overstuffed garbage bags with leftover Christmas!!! The tree looks sadly bare; the dishes are still in the dishwasher and sink; there are pieces of leftover paper and forgotten toys under the couch and everyone is in a slightly grumpy mood. All the joy and anticipation , OVER! I was feeling all those things when I stumbled upstairs , spilling (over brewed! shh! don't tell TErry) , coffe all over my ratty robe  and with a headache b/c I slept too long. This was the e-mail, below, that greeted me. It was so sweet I got teary-eyed. Rebekah (TATUM) Taylor is one of my "girls"--She and ,(is it Michael or Charles?)are the same age, grew up together in SUnday School at East Lake United Methodist Church and her parents are some of Terry and my best friends. We don't see each other that much anymore but when we do, it's like we were just together 5 minutes prior! Those kinds of friends who stay with you forever, in heart and soul! Rebekah, (and her sister, Jeannie), are like that,to all of us, too. BEAUTIFUL and SWEET! (yes, it's true!they are both!). Rebekah and Charles were even "girlfriend and boyfriend" when they were in high school for a season!(and now, Rebekah is married to an attorney who was in Charles' Law Classes,too! How funny is that?!). In other words, this family is DEAR to us! Rebekah and Mort are proud parents of a precious little boy, Hugh! She sent me  beautiful pictures of Hugh last night by the stained glass windows at MY (always will be "MY" church---ELUM, even though I go to RUMC now HAHA)church. So precious (Rebekah, I have some of Katie and Patrick standing by the very same windows)! I just had to add Hugh and her e-mail this morning to my JOURNAL page b/c her e-mail was so sweet. And  is so typical of the Tatums (even tho Rebekah's last name is TAYLOR now, I still call her Rebekah Tatum! HAHA), she is still the same sweet little girl she always was. Even more so today, if possible! THANK YOU REBEKAH for making my day. Your e-mail not only warmed my heart, but it even made this bitter coffee taste sweet! I LOVE YOU! mama fry.......

 

Mama Fry,

I just read your journal entry!  I'm getting all teary eyed in bed!  (that's were I do my best "surfing").  You are such blessed writer.  How I know you miss your Daddy.  He was so special to all of us.  There's just something about Daddies!!!   I don't know what I'd do without mine.  He understands me so well.  

Reading your entry reminded me of what a wonderful family you have.  Thank you for sharing with all of us!  It just warms my heart!!!  (Extra hugs to Patrick this year too!  SO glad he is home!!!)  Gee, just send hugs to everyone!

Love,

RLTT