I'm late, but still wanted to share a little from our Memorial Day weekend.
On Saturday, my brother, two sisters and I went to the cemetery where my parents are buried to bring some flowers and pay our respects. This isn't something that we usually do together, but we were free that day and it was really nice to remember them together.
My parents stone with Dad's military plaque on the back of it.
We spent some time walking around, remembering people who are laid to rest there. It's a country cemetery, many family members are there, and lots of people we went to church with as kids. It was a nice thing to do together.
Some of the family stones; Henry was my great grandfather, my grandparents, Peter and Adrianna, an infant that just says infant DeWeerd, and Edna, who was my Dad's sister. She was 1 year old and died of meningitis.
Here's the 4 of us. My brother Duane, me, Terri and Cheri. Our birth order is: me, Duane, Terri and Cheri. I'm blessed with a great family!
On Memorial Day, Bob and I went for a beautiful 3 mile hike. This is a trail that goes through woods and then along the Grand River. It was a beautiful day and we greatly enjoyed being out in God's great creation.
Imagine our surprise when we ran into our daughter Laura who was out for a run with their dog on the same trail. (She's the one who told us about this place, so we shouldn't have been too surprised...)
On our way home, we stopped at the cemetery where Bob's parents and some other family members are buried.
We walked around here, just like I had done with my siblings, and found familiar names of people we remembered.
Bob's parents and a sister that was born with health issues and died before Bob was born.
Bob's grandparents and great grandparents. Note that on his great grandparents stone Father and Mother are written in Dutch.
Then we came home and had a quiet afternoon and evening. We watched a movie on WWII in the evening. It was a nice way to spend the day and be thankful for those who gave all for our Freedom.
2 comments:
Dear Mari, beautiful photos with the 4 of you and the cemetery. It's so important to remember those who fought for our freedom.
Not sure if you ever saw this movie or not, but it is on YouTube...the whole movie.
It is called The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.
It is a very touching movie about WWII. I am not sure if it is based on a true story or not, but it very well could be. Excellent movie with a valuable lesson.
Thank you so much for sharing this post, dear friend.
What a memorable way to spend Memorial Day weekend.
I always love when I run into one of our adult children unplanned. I smile so big. LOL!
What a beautiful trail.
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