4500 Mile Ride for Charity - Bristol, CT - Farewell to my Grand'Mere Edna Didsbury
First of all, I want to thank The Lord for keeping me safe and allowing me to continue this mission to raise money for the needy in Houston, Ottawa and the world. Secondly, I want to thank all of my friends, family and supporters of the 4500 Mile Ride for Charity for the progress we have made so far with this social media fundraising experiment and epic adventure. It is great to be alive and to have met so many fantastic people with great big hearts and souls. Many blessings will come to those that serve others in need!
For those who have sent me messages asking how the ride went...Thank You BUT, we are not done yet!! I apologize for being somewhat absent for the past 10 days or so, but I had to get off Pandora for a bit to attend to some family business in Bristol, CT while on the ride. My Grand'Mere Edna Didsbury, the matriarch of our family, passed away right before I began this ride. Don't be sad...this was a circle of life situation, as she was 93 years old, lived a blessed life with her husband Lester for 64 years of marriage, many kids, grandkids and greatgrandkids,then passed into her Lord's house in her sleep, with no pain and no significant illness in her final days. I suspect Grand'Mere stopped by to visit her family in France first on he way to her Lord, as she told us three times that they were coming to take her to France during her final few days. We can all hope for such a blessed life! The Didsburys, Beans, Cables and all of our other family came up to CT to pay our respects and to have a family and friends reunion...it was amazing and we laid Grandma to rest in the Northfield Cemetary next to Lester and all of our ancestors since the first ones came across the pond. We all wrote messages to Grandma on helium balloons and let them fly into the heavens as has become our family tradition for our final goodbyes...try doing that with a dry eye!
The Northfield cemetary is one of my favorite places on the planet...beside it runs an old footpath through a dark ancient forest, where the ground is soft with centuries of Douglas fir tree droppings and the Northfield River below cascades downhill over waterfalls, cutting through granite rocks patiently. The breeze blows softly through the trees at the top of this hill above Thomaston, CT and the old Seth Thomas watch factory and brings with it a sense of peace I have found in very few places in the world. I took my daughter Nitza down to walk on this path after the burial service, stepping along in the footprints of our ancestors and drinking in the glory of His creation around us. Nitza is a very soulful child and she appreciated my "special place". I am happy and Grandma is now with my Grandfather, my father and all the other Didsbury's and Vidous. Rest in His Light Grand'Mere and thank you for a lifetime of your love and service to me, my children and of our family!
For those who have sent me messages asking how the ride went...Thank You BUT, we are not done yet!! I apologize for being somewhat absent for the past 10 days or so, but I had to get off Pandora for a bit to attend to some family business in Bristol, CT while on the ride. My Grand'Mere Edna Didsbury, the matriarch of our family, passed away right before I began this ride. Don't be sad...this was a circle of life situation, as she was 93 years old, lived a blessed life with her husband Lester for 64 years of marriage, many kids, grandkids and greatgrandkids,then passed into her Lord's house in her sleep, with no pain and no significant illness in her final days. I suspect Grand'Mere stopped by to visit her family in France first on he way to her Lord, as she told us three times that they were coming to take her to France during her final few days. We can all hope for such a blessed life! The Didsburys, Beans, Cables and all of our other family came up to CT to pay our respects and to have a family and friends reunion...it was amazing and we laid Grandma to rest in the Northfield Cemetary next to Lester and all of our ancestors since the first ones came across the pond. We all wrote messages to Grandma on helium balloons and let them fly into the heavens as has become our family tradition for our final goodbyes...try doing that with a dry eye!
The Northfield cemetary is one of my favorite places on the planet...beside it runs an old footpath through a dark ancient forest, where the ground is soft with centuries of Douglas fir tree droppings and the Northfield River below cascades downhill over waterfalls, cutting through granite rocks patiently. The breeze blows softly through the trees at the top of this hill above Thomaston, CT and the old Seth Thomas watch factory and brings with it a sense of peace I have found in very few places in the world. I took my daughter Nitza down to walk on this path after the burial service, stepping along in the footprints of our ancestors and drinking in the glory of His creation around us. Nitza is a very soulful child and she appreciated my "special place". I am happy and Grandma is now with my Grandfather, my father and all the other Didsbury's and Vidous. Rest in His Light Grand'Mere and thank you for a lifetime of your love and service to me, my children and of our family!
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