Thanks, Yuri!

A few weeks ago I was privileged to be the one staying with Mommy

when an envelope came in from our nephew, Yuri and his family.

As she opened it, the most beautiful handmade rosary fell out of 

the envelope and Mommy immediately fell in love with it.

"This is going to be the one I use from now on"

"I am going to bring it to the dining room so Father can bless it"

Then she said something that sparked an idea inside of me.

"Oh, I wish I had one like this for each of my daughters

to thank y'all for all you do for me."

I explain that there is no thanks needed, that we fight over 

who is going to stay with her as we all come there to rest

and spend quality time with her.

Rosie and I do the change of the guards, pass the baton,

all those slangs we use to mean we switched hitches

but my mind cannot stop thinking of mom's wish.

When I get home I text our dear Yuri and ask if he

can have 5 more made exactly or as close to Mommy's as possible.

He took this request seriously, over seeing the progress to assure

they are as close to Mommy's as possible.

Last week he told me they were ready and he thought we were

going to be very pleased with them.

thanks, Yuri for holding the secret, and helping Mom

come through on her surprise.

He is such a special young man, very sensitive and willing to help

any and everyone, just like his dad was....

My brother, Larry, as we all have, had lots of faults but there

is one thing that man had, it was a heart to help others no

matter what it costed. How many days that man spent praying 

with people in prison. It will help a littel when we loose Mommy

to know that our brother will be waiting for her...

I could not hold the secret of the rosaries another minute when they came in.

Texted the story and a picture right away to the sisters....

That Yuri of ours, that is one special young man.

We sisters each have a rosary, Mommy wants to be buried with hers.

we will pray on ours.

AGain, Thanks, Yuri! you are the bomb.

(brother will have one too, his is a little different so coming later)