Waiting for the Call
Life has been good to us and at 80 years time is coming when good byes are in order … Until we again say hello.
How many times did Aunt Bonny open her home and heart to me and my sisters, taking care of us, gifting us with laughter, love and life. She was always ready to take us to the Squirrel Club, go to the Zoo, and listen to our stories, sharing her own.
When it came to courage, independence, and big visions she taught us by her example. She had the courage to step out of the family circle and go off school … in the city. She was a trend setter that did not sacrifice her family relationships to grow. She took us with her. She wrote letters and made phone calls to let us know she was ok and set trends for young women of intelligence and beauty to follow. She was tough, pretty and smart … A woman in a man’s world.
She gave my sisters (Irene and Shirley) and I our first bicycles. They were the gift of independence for us, a gift beyond compare. Her graciousness, opened the world to us. Through those bikes we were able to venture out into the wider world of sodas and candy bars, baseball games and the school play ground.
Almost every weekend she and Howard came up to stay, while Howard played golf, she played with us and talked with Mom…
Over these last years, when she would hear my voice … that winsome smile would cross her face and she would pucker waiting for my kiss … and whispered, “I love you…always.”
Family, generosity of spirit, pushing the edges, laughter, kisses, and I love you… These are my memories of Bonny. I have loved and will miss her … until again we meet in the now that is eternal. Good bye my sweet.
i agree with you!