Juergen's mom & Jessica

I hope you don't mind if I post a few thoughts about Juergen's Mom. I am home with the 5 kids. It's Easter vacation. The weather is really bad. Juergen is 5 hours North helping his dad. I can not cry in front of the kids. At least not in front of Sarah or Thomas. It makes them feel afraid. I need to be able to think about Waltraud. I loved her so much. One of things I loved most about her was how much she loved Jessica my autistic daughter. Waltraud had 17 grandchildren. She managed to love each one. Her compassion towards Jessica was very dear. I remember our first Christmas in Germany. Jessica was 5 years old. We were at Oma & Opa's house with all the other family. We were opening Christmas gifts and all the kids played. All the kids played except Jessica. Jess was stressed by all the people & all the noise. Waltraud was so distressed. She gave me this look . "Give me something to do...anything to help". And so I said, "Jessica likes to take baths". So Waltraud left the rest of the family to give Jessica a bath. She prayed for Jessica. I guess if Jesus prays for us in heaven, Waltraud must also be praying for all her grandchildren...especially Jess. If fact the very last thing I ever did with Waltraud a few months ago was to hold her hands, and pray with her for Jessica. Waltraud could not talk but you knew she could understand. Her eyes were full of tears of compassion and love for her grand daughter who also had no voice. Jessica has written a great deal about her Oma. When I receive this writing from her teacher I will share it with you.

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