What joy it is to see my Mom smiling and happy on her 93rd birthday. She is so sweet and innocent. She has no idea that her brother, Robert, just passed away last Sunday. His funeral is Friday. It is odd to be so happy about one occasion and sad about the other. Then I pray and I have to remind myself of the beautiful person Uncle Robert was and how happy I should be that now he is no longer in pain, crippled by arthritis and as some would say, wasting away from a cancerous blood disorder. He never stopped smiling. I never heard him say one unkind word about anyone or to anyone. You could tell he had a peaceful spirit. My Mom has a peaceful spirit too but in her day, she was a little more apt to let you have it if she felt you needed a good dose of reality. haha Oh how she used to make me laugh when she would say this person was "just a fool", or that person was "acting like a dunce" or how someone had "lost the good sense God gave them." I miss those days but I am greatful for whatever days we have together. Love you Uncle Robert aka Uncle Rob-Bob. I'll miss you buddy. Say, "Hello" to my Dad, Grandpa and Father-in-Law for me and give Grandma a hug.
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