Happy Birthday!

Today is mom's birthday. I couldn't schedule Josiah's birth today, but I guess the next best thing is bringing the baby home on her birthday. I can not express how much I have missed my mom in this whole event. It was so obvious to me that she was absent the past few days. I am afraid it will be even more evident as we sit home and convalesce over the next week or two. I know how happy and proud she would have been. I just hope she can know what a blessing we have been given.

I have been thinking about her past birthdays. Two years ago we had a big celebration for her 60th birthday. I worked for weeks on all the details and I must say it was a grand day. We have some nice pictures of the day and she looks so happy. We were at the lake and had a large picnic, where I am sure I drove everyone crazy with all the trappings I took and food we cooked, carted and grilled. It was worth every drop of sweat it produced. I am sure glad we did not wait to celebrate on her 65th birthday. It has made me a believer in celebrations now! Don't take those you love for granted. Show them today how much they mean to you. If you are given another chance, count your blessings and let them know again!

Well, mom, I just wanted to say that I love you, miss you and think of you very often. You have been a wonderful and powerful influence in my life. I strive to honor you in the way I love and care for your precious grandchildren and son-in-law. You lived a life of grace, purity and total devotion. I hope I can continue the legacy you have carried on from your mom. Happy birthday to you. I hope all of heaven celebrates your life with you today. I love you. Angie

Titus News is Moving

Angie will be updateing Mom's blog from time to time as things happen. Thanks to everyone who keeps checking on how things are going. You have all been a blessing to us , and to mom. For information about all the goings on in the Titus household, we have begun a new blog. Titus Tidbits at http://titusnews.blogspot.com/ . There is also a link in the links section of this page.

We hope to post more here as more things happen. Again thanks for your friendship, and everyone PLEASE keep in touch.

Steve

Mom's house is empty.

The Union Rescue Mission came 2 days early and cleaned out the remaining stuff from Mom's on Monday. It took them just a couple of hours to load everything and be gone. We set stuff they would not take out by the curb and by the end of the day even it had been scavanged. The house was vacuumed, swept and mopped and bathrooms cleaned. Now it sits almost empty. Anna and Brian wasted no time in getting it ready for their move. They are taking down wallpaper, replacing door knobs, fixing lights and doorbells. Anna has picked out some paint (yes, it is Razorback Red) and wallpaper and borders. Unfortunately, the room she is ready to get started on is the room we have stored everything in! So, she is trying to unload it as fast as posssible and I have not been up to helping her much this week. (That's a whole other story!)



I have created a new blogsite for my family. The webaddress is titusnews.blogspot.com for those of you who want to continue to follow my family's updates. I will post here occassionally about the goings on of mom's final things and my thoughts. But I think her life has come to a last chapter as we wrap up the legal mumbo jumbo. We will have to go through probate for some things that were not in her estate and that will take some time and effort. We also have to finalize her business. We closed the doors to new orders yesterday and will complete all those in process. We are hoping to be able to sell the eqiupment and inventory as well.



It is sad to be posting here for one of the last times. I have really needed this blog at times. It has been a real outlet for me. You all have been such a support and encouragement through this site as well. I want to thank you all again for everything. There is the saying that it takes a village to raise a child, well I also think it takes a village to lose a loved one! You all have honored mom in a grand way. Thank you and may God bless you in return!