It was one of my cherished Tiffany lamps, adorned with delicate dragonflies—symbols that always make me think of my Grandma McNamara and my Mom.
The dragonfly begins its life in water, a symbol of the womb… and then rises, takes flight—just as our soul does when it leaves this earthly life for eternity.
I didn’t ask anyone to fix it.
I didn't even say a word.
But this evening, one of my adult sons walked into the house… set it down, fully rewired and glowing as if heaven itself had kissed it.
He never said a word.
Just placed it in front of me.
And I couldn’t hold back the tears.
Maybe he knew.
Maybe the Lord whispered it to his heart.
Sometimes our children do holy things without even realizing it.
And sometimes… a lamp is more than just a lamp.
It’s a gentle reminder that love still shines, that broken things can be made whole, and that the souls we miss so dearly are never really gone.
Thank you, my son.
And thank You, Lord… for moments like this that stitch up the tender places in a mother’s heart.
Sending our love and prayers to our remnant family...Wendy, Walt and the entire Cukierski family
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L**** and I were one of the precipitants of This mission. She is right. My parking was 9 per day for 3 months. Then on top of that food cost me approximately 15 per day. That was cheap - I got vouchers for $5.00 per meal. So somedays I did not eat or made meals last for more then one meal. Had to. Parking was $810. Food was $1,300. Then you have normal household bills and I have 3 animals I had to pay to have people come and take care of them. At first I had my dog in the Kennel for 1/2 the time. That was about 500. It is VERY expensive to have a sick child. That was Just ONE hospital stay. We have had numerous ones. Some only a few days, some a week or two. Without their help we would of gone fully under!
From providing necessary funds to actually having families stay with us...we DO what we say we do!