Monday, May 4, 2020

Remembering Jacquie... A Mother's Day Tribute

We are hit with a wave of emotions as we...

look through photographs
sort through memories

laughter
tears
heartache
love

it seems

unbearable
unimaginable

how you could
be gone this quickly

but then...

GRACE SHOWS UP

in

your eyes
your smile

reminding us how to look at the world
and teaching us how to see and admire


the beauty and grace
found inside of both the

sunrise and sunset
------------------------------------

Praying God's strength and comfort
protect and cover Chanea and Shara


as we remember
their mother Jacquie...

The Banks Family
"The Extended Family"


These ladies started an annual
Mother's Day tradition...


pack a bag, catch a flight, and get
away for a "girls only" weekend!

San Diego
2018



New York
2017


"I miss you so much... somehow
this still feels like a dream"

-Shara




New Orleans
2019


"Momma, your wings were ready,
but our hearts were not"

-Chanea


looking back we see

San Diego
New York
New Orleans

each provided
opportunities to learn

history
culture
tradition

while creating our
own beautiful memories

(this year's plan was Atlanta)

but...

God had a different plan

so as He gives us strength and
holds us through each moment

"We don't cry because it's over...
We smile because it happened"


"We'll forever love you"
- Chanea and Shara

(find more Family Adventures here)

2 comments:

  1. Thank you Tondra for this beautiful tribute....We love you💕

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    1. I love you too and appreciate the 35+ years you shared your beautiful mother with us. She was such a gift, and will never be forgotten!

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