As I reflect on everything that happened in my life in 2013, I realize that decisions I made 2 years ago had a great impact on my life today. I told Sandy I was going to give up my lease and do a few package hunts so I'd have more time to spend with her (no filling feeders, fixing stands, etc. She told me she didn't want me to feel like I had to or say I had to because of her. In reality, I knew she didn't have a lot of years left and I wanted to spend as much time as she had left remaking memories. We made the most of her last two years because of that decision. We had some great vacations and made some great memories in spite of the challenges she faced. She always kept a positive attitude regardless of the issues she was dealing with. In addition to our time together, I was able to go on a couple successful hunts and make some great friends. I was an advocate for her care while in the hospital and did everything I felt I could do to create a positive outcome for her. Unfortunately, the final outcome wasn't one I would have chosen, it definitely didn't happen the way I would have chosen, but it is by far the most positive outcome possible for her because she isn't suffering any more and she is in heaven with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We put everything we could into her last two years given her limitations. Because of that decision I made a little over 2 years ago and the following decisions we made over the next two years, I can truly say that I have no regrets and that helps me keep going every single day.
In Loving Memory of Sandra Jean Taylor Lipscomb
October 27, 1959 - October 26, 2013
Sandy, you’re the love of my life,
So blessed was I when you became my wife.
You were my greatest supporter, my lover, my best friend.
True love that lasted, until the very end.
It took both of us to make it through good times and bad,
One to encourage when the other was sad.
With Jesus Christ at the center of our life,
There was nothing we couldn’t conquer; neither stress nor strife.
God called you home, no more suffering or pain,
My darling I love you, our memories together will sustain.
In Loving Memory of Sandra Jean Taylor Lipscomb
October 27, 1959 - October 26, 2013
Sandy, you’re the love of my life,
So blessed was I when you became my wife.
You were my greatest supporter, my lover, my best friend.
True love that lasted, until the very end.
It took both of us to make it through good times and bad,
One to encourage when the other was sad.
With Jesus Christ at the center of our life,
There was nothing we couldn’t conquer; neither stress nor strife.
God called you home, no more suffering or pain,
My darling I love you, our memories together will sustain.
Number 4 was a tough one but it set the platform for building the rest.
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