Thursday, November 5, 2009

My Oma

The very first time that I met Emma Allebes, she was incredible kind and very giving. She didn't even know me, yet she opened up her home to me. Christian (her oldest grandson) and I had just been engaged the previous month and I was coming to California to "meet the family." She didn't hesitate in allowing me to stay in their beautiful home. I remember the dutch beds I slept in, I remember her sitting at a sewing table working on a quilt, I remember her happy smile! She always cared so much for others. As a tradition, she wanted to let her grandchildren pick and keep any one of her amazing quilts as a wedding gift. Being the first to be married, Christian and I had the opportunity of picking first. With so many incredible quilts to choose from, this was a very difficult task. But in the end we made up our minds. Thank you Oma! This quilt has hung in our home for years and always makes me think of you, and your giving spirit. You were talented in so many ways! I am so glad I had the chance to know such an amazing Oma. Mel Mealey
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This blog is a chance to remember and honor Emma by bringing us together in a way that can only be done through a medium like the internet. We love her, we will miss her, but she's here for a short time still, and we want to smile and cry and laugh together with her as much as possible while we can.

Emma has touched a monumental number of lives through her work as a mother, grandmother, friend, teacher, artist, and to Ted as a dear wife. There are countless stories that have already been told many times, and there are many others that we're going to learn for the first time as we read them here.

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Not only will we be able to laugh and smile together, even after Emma has passed, but we will be sharing this blog with Emma. If you have a story, long or short, silly or sad, pensive or outrageous, please take some time and share it with us and Emma.

This is such a dear time for all of us. Thank you for your thoughtfulness and prayers.

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