Andrew Arnold lived down the street from us. His family attends our church. Three years ago he was diagnosed with liver cancer. He was given no more than a year and he lived three. He touched so many people in our ward and community. His last year was painful. He suffered and endured till the end. He passed away on September 20, 2010. I was honored to be asked to lead the music for his funeral. It was a touching two hour service. The entire church and gym was packed. His family is amazing and he will be missed to much.
My Boys knew he was sick and knew that his life was coming to an end. They always asked about him. Now that he has passed they wanted to go visit his burial site. So as part of Art for home-school, the kids wrote letters and drew pictures.
William's letter
Thomas' letter
Lydia's letter
It's a hot one and Thomas had to take a break. His chain on his bike came off. That was the first time I had to ever put a chain back on it's track and I didn't even have to call Mark. Hands sure get dirty though!
Lydia placing the zip lock baggy of letters down
Lydia is a quirky child. She pulls her socks up high to protect her legs just in case she crashes on her bike.
2 comments:
you kids are so sweet.... with protected legs and all.
We miss Andrew so much too. What a great activity! It looks like your homeschooling is going great--I'm so jealous. If I didn't need to work I would really think about it. We miss you all--have a great week! :)
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