This is truly beautiful - both for your creativity and such an obvious 'work of the heart!' What a touching legacy you are leaving for your children, sharing with them those precious memories that embed themselves in your heart! Thank you for sharing - it is an hounour to read! God bless you! {{{hugs}}}
What beautiful and powerful journaling, Betty. How awful that you had to experience such terrible pain. Wonderful hushand and wha a loving and caring dad you had; so sorry for your loss. No matter how old they are, or how long it's been since their passing, they are so missed... Beautiful layout!
There'll NEVER be another man as special as Daddy was! I miss him all the time too. I can't believe it's been 10 years. You done an awesome tribute to him. Fabulous layout, WONDERFUL journaling!
This layout touched me so. I LOVE the story that you journaled and the love behind it. I love a layout that showcases a family bond like this one does. A beautiful memory and a beautiful page.
These are special times when we remember the generous caring and love of those closest to us....your dad was wonderful! Like the tearing, inking and layered flowers~
This is sooo sooo pretty! Your journaling is absolutely wonderful- sooo sweet! Such a great tribute to grandpa- glad you had that pic so you could scrap this memory of him! Love the flourish, the stamping, bling, flowers, pp's- love it all! Fantastic work! Definitely a fave!
wow... I have tears in my eyes thinking about how wonderful your dad was, and how you treasure this sweet memory, even though you were in pain at the time. Your journaling is very touching. This page is very special! Love that flower cluster too!
What a wonderful heartwrenching story of your darling dad, so very special, my dad sounds just like your dad was, and This is a wonderful very well designed lo, as for the gall bladder business, well I know how you must have felt, had mine out. the pain is described as the worst pain you can ever experience,
A + on the journaling!!! So heartfelt-what scrappin is all about! A great tribute to your dad!! I can tell lots of thought went into the LO-love the heart charm. TFS with us! jen
OMG, great journaling which I can very well relate to. Happened to me when my daughter was 6 months old and was told surgery had to be done asap. Very painful. what a sweet father and precious memories even though you were in pain.
OMG!! this page is absolutely beautiful my friend!! the journaling is gorgeous!! very tender, so sweet , what a beautiful photo!! love it all!! very precious.
your journaling certainly brought on the tears! How wonderful and lucky to have had such a kind and caring father. The photo is priceless as is the layout......great job!
Oh your journaling brought a tear to my eye, I am sure he is looking down on you and still protecting you. I am sure your kids think of you the same way! love the floral spray and the lace. Very special lo!
Your tribute to your daddy had tears flowing as I read your heartfelt journaling. You were so blessed to have that tender relationship and I am sure you are just like him in your childrens' lives, Betty. I couldn't help but think how sweet it is to have that photo...even in the midst of your pain and fear...someone saw the moment for what it was and snapped the photo. Priceless.
This is priceless! Daddy's are indeed the best. I'm so blessed to have mine still here...he is 90 now. I can empathize with the gallbladder problems. I had attacks from the time I was 17 until I was 30. I never knew what it was. It became so bad after my son was born that one of the gallstones actually burst out of the gallbladder and I had to have emergency surgery. I was just so thankful to finally find out what that horrific pain was and to have it GONE! LOVe this lo sososooooooooooo much!
What a sweet lo and such sweet journaling! The colors are gorgeous and I love all the embelllies and little details. I know those gallstones were tough, but what a sweet memory you have of your daddy. Great tribute in his memory! Definitely a fave!
How awful Betty, but what a tender and sweet photo. Isn't it nice that such a horrible time also includes such a sweet memory of your dad? Lovely page to remember your special relationship.
Such a wonderful story about your father!!!! And I can't believe you went all those months in so much pain!!!!
Well, this page honoring your father's love with all the warm colors and lovely embellishments is just gorgeous!!!
WOW, this is sooooooo nice, really beautiful lo and super wonderful tribute journaling to your daddy.....love your flourish and the way you framed the photo.....cool flowers too!!
This is me and my daddy during one of my gallstone "attacks" back in 1984-85. Journaling reads:
Joshua was born on November 5, 1984. He was only a few days old when I began having gallbladder problems. After having had a C-section, it was so painful to have these “attacks”. For about a month, I didn’t know for sure what was going on. Finally, around Christmas I went to the doctor and was sent for tests, and soon learned that I had gallstones. I put the surgery off as long as I could because Joshua was still so young and still nursing full-time. I would try to control the attacks by watching what I ate, but it was too aggravated by then. By April of 1985, I finally became so sick that I had no choice but to get the surgery. During all those months before the surgery, I would have these painful attacks, my back hurting so badly that I could barely function. Jerry was wonderful about taking care of Joshua, only bringing him to me for feedings. But my sweet Daddy was my biggest hero at that time. He would come up to my house at any hour of the night and sit on the couch beside me, rubbing my back until the pains eased, which sometimes took several hours. He never once refused to come up and never complained about his lack of sleep. My daddy was truly a perfect example of the sacrificial love that a father has for his child. I was so blessed to have such a wonderful, loving daddy. He would have been 90 years old last week, but he’s been gone for nearly ten years now and I still love him and miss him so much! I hope that years from now my children will be able to look back and say that I was like my daddy. Journaling: January 18, 2010
The layout design is based on a Pagemaps sketch. The large flourish is hand cut using a Fancy Pants Flourishes Too for the pattern. Then I stamped it with a Prima brick wall stamp. I chalked the torn edges in rust and baby blue. The orange pp is crumpled, sanded and inked and the edges were distressed. The pps are Autumn Splendor by Making Memories. Thanks so much for looking!
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