Hank Jones

First Great Grandson Jase Turns 1

Brynlee Jo

You would absolutely love your great granddaughter Brynlee Jo. She is the sweetest little girl and we have enjoyed her so much. She celebrated her first birthday here on Lake Limestone. I wish you would have been here to get to meet her and so she could have gotten to know you. I love you and miss you so much. The lake is really low right now, fishing just hasn't been the same without you. I know you are in a better place and I will see you again. I love you.

Happy Veterans Day

Happy Veterans Day Dad and happy belated birthday on Nov. 8th. You were in my thoughts. I miss you so much. You would not be too happy right now with the lake being so low and your crappie hole all dried up at the back of the house. You would be proud about the new underpinning that me and Stacye got Mom for Christmas. It looks really nice and she is very happy about it. Your favorite time of the year is coming up, the Holidays with all the good food and yummy desserts that you were not supposed to eat. Mom and I are going to Stacye's for Thanksgiving, I sure wish you were here to make the road trip with us. I love you and you are forever in my thoughts and in my heart.

It's Crappie Time

Fishing season is always the time I miss my Dad the most. It will just never be the same without him. We went out this week and hauled in 42 crappie, 1 black bass and 1blue cat. My Dad would be so proud and would have had fun catching them with us. We never go out in the boat that a fishing story about my Dad does not come up or a moment shared about what fish we caught at which stump. Tommy really does miss him because now he has to clean the fish and it took him 2 hours to clean them all. I fished a few weeks ago in his spot on the pier at the marina and I just felt close to him there knowing how many hours he stood in that same spot. Needless to say I caught alot of big crappie in that spot - thanks Dad for the help, I love you and I miss you always.

A Year Today

Today it has been a year since Dad went to be with the Lord. I cannot believe that he has been gone that long. I still miss him very much. I miss coffee in the mornings with him and fishing trips and playing 42. I especially miss his back seat driving. I am so thankful for the precious memories that I have of times we spent together. They will be with me forever, that and the fact that I know I will see him again someday is what gets me through the lonely times. Sometimes life just does not turn out the way we have it planned but I know that God is in control and as long as we put our trust in Him we can handle what life brings our way. As the years pass by, I will never forget my Dad and I will hold on to the memories that I cherish so dear. I love you Daddy..........

Merry Christmas Dad

Christmas is not the same without my Dad. This was his favorite time of the year because he had a lot of goodies to eat. I have bought him chocolate covered cherries for so many years it just wouldn't have felt right not to buy them this year. Mom made sure Dad, Michael and Sierra had beautiful flowers for Christmas. Stacye sent a beautiful engraved ornament for us to put on the tree in his memory and it says Merry Christmas From Heaven and that he will be spending Christmas with Jesus this year. We will hang it in his memory every year. Below is a poem that my Mom wanted me to put on here:

In Our Hearts

We thought of you with love today
But that is nothing new
We thought about you yesterday
And days before that too
We think of you in silence
We often speak your name
Now all we have is memories
And your picture in a frame
Your memory is our keepsake
With which we will never part
God has you in His keeping
We have you in our heart.

We all love him and miss him very much, but I would not want him back to face what was ahead of him. God has truly shown us favor in sparing him from sickness and pain.

Merry Christmas Dad I love you.