Life goes on, we are born and we die.
First the birth a very happy occasion! It's a boy! I crocheted him a yellow baby blanket for his baby shower...not knowing if the baby was a boy or a girl!
This little fella weighed in at 8 pounds and 4 ounces on October 4th 2025. He is the first child of our great niece Hailey and her husband Isaac, the first grand for Niece Stacey( Grandma Stacey is holding him in the photo)and the first great grand for my other baby brother and she who sees robins first! ( Maybe I am a double great auntie!)
Then a death: Son in Law Andy's Grandma Ed died on October 3, 2025, she was 96 years old just 29 days short of her 97th birthday. Her obituary says it all...Edna was called home by the one who loves her most! She is the last Grandma for Andy and Jen and the last Great Grandmother for our Grands Noah and Adam. Grandma Ed lived a good long life, living in assisted living in her later years and then to the Nursing home for only two weeks, the last week on Hospice. Our sympathy to all who loved Grandma Ed.
I have a photo of Grandma Ed taken in about 2003...at Adam's birthday party. Tall baby Adam had a good start and eventually towered over his Great Grandma Ed.
Births and deaths the world keeps going round and round. Happy and sad times all mixed together.
Far Side
To everything there is a season,
and a time for every purpose under heaven:
a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to break down and a time to build,
a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
a time to search and a time to count as lost,
a time to keep and a time to discard,
a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
What a cutie. And sad for Grandma Ed, but she lived a long life.
ReplyDeleteIf we are Christians the Bible says the time we die is the greatest, but we who are left hurt. A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth. Connie, your post gives me a peace today. I have been focusing on me not my sister. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteTo everything there is a season...My brother-in-law used those words in his eulogy of my dad. Sweet baby.
ReplyDeleteWhat a precious little face!! Welcome to the world little one! My condolences on the loss of Grandma Ed. My son-in-law just lost his 100 year old grandmother. When those 90+ year olds pass away, our families lose so much knowledge of our past.
ReplyDeleteI wish the new little fella a long and good life like grandma Ed.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to the family of the new addition! He looks perfect.
ReplyDeleteMy sympathies to Andy and his family on the passing of his grandmother. May their memories of time spent with her bring comfort.
Congrats on the new baby in the family.
ReplyDeleteSounds like Grandma Ed had a long and full life.
Yes, happy and sad all at once.
What a sweet darling baby!!! I'm sorry about the loss---96 is a nice long life.
ReplyDeleteYour post was bitter/sweet. A birth and a death. At my age I think about my death a little too much. I'm in good health, but seem to be alone a little more than I'd like. It's all in God's timing, so I guess I shouldn't worry. Glad you have the new baby to dwell on.
ReplyDeleteThat last comment is from Linda at imagesisee.blogspot.com.
ReplyDeleteYes, when my husband died my son told me that they may be trying for another child of their own. It is the cycle of life though that doesn't always make things easier...well, a birth of a child is always such a wonder!
ReplyDeleteSuch happy and sad times!
ReplyDeleteThe perfect blanket for this new little one!! So very cute and precious.. Those words remind me that life is made up of shifting moments...some that make our hearts dance and others that bring us to our knees. Under heaven, there truly is a time for everything. So sorry for the loss. Prayers for the family..
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to the new parents/grandparents. A new baby is a good reason to rejoice.
ReplyDeleteAs you say, we are born and we die. We have little control over either. The part between the two is where we make our mark.
Turn, turn, turn.
ReplyDeleteYour newest baby was born on my husband's 84th birthday. As seasons wane, new seasons begin.