Birthdays are all the time value celebrating, however 100 is such an enormous milestone that it deserves further particular honor. Mark’s Aunt Frances, his dad’s sister and solely sibling remaining, turned 100 years previous on January 12. We went to Blue Ridge to rejoice with Mark’s prolonged household and I took a couple of images to commemorate the day, so I hope you get pleasure from seeing this stunning milestone of a life properly lived. Aunt Frances is a wonderful girl, she nonetheless lives by herself in her home, along with her daughter and grandchildren only a quick distance away.
Mark’s Aunt Frances & two of his ladies.
Mark goes to inform you all about his Aunt Frances in his personal phrases:
Joyful Birthday to my Great Aunt and the very best individual I Know.
Rhoda wished me to put in writing one thing about my stunning Aunt who simply turned 100 years younger and I have no idea the place to start. How do you describe somebody to others who’s so indescribably fantastic to you. I liked her as slightly boy and that has by no means modified. You simply know when somebody not solely loves you, however actually likes you. Somebody who’s all the time in your facet. That was and is my Aunt Frances. She was all the time the primary one to get to my grandparents home after we arrived in Orlando, adopted by my Cousin and Greatest pal Keith, my stunning cousin Vicki after which my massive bear of a pal and Cousin Jeffrey…all her kids and like Frances my greatest mates. Frances all the time made us really feel we had been dwelling. Because the years glided by she sorted my Nanny and Pop. When my Nanny developed Alzheimer’s she was there to assist my Pop look after her…when my greatest pal Keith suffered so lengthy with diabetes, she was all the time there to look after him and when my Pop began to say no in his late nineties, she was the one to look after him. I used to be all the time taught that as a Christian the Holy Spirit provides presents to all who settle for Christ and consider in him. Some had been prophets, some had been academics, some encouragers and a few got the presents of servants. Many need the higher presents however within the a few years I’ve been blessed to dwell, I’ve come to consider the best reward is to be that of a servant. I consider that’s her reward and that’s the reason I consider that the Father has rewarded her with such a protracted and wholesome life. God has granted many in my household to dwell lengthy lives…my Pop (Frances’s dad, was 100 when he died). My Nanny died in her ninety’s regardless that she had Alzheimer’s. My mother and father died of their mid-nineties. My nice grandparents lived to be fairly previous. However I consider God has granted my Aunt Frances such good well being and longevity as a result of she liked and cared so unselfishly for her household. Like Caleb within the Bible her power has not abated and to today she nonetheless works in her yard, performs video games and makes use of her pc every day. She is a continuing supply of amazement to us all and a humbling instance. I’d be blissful if I might be half as good, half as fearless and half as selfless as she all the time is. She has handed this trait right down to her daughter, my cousin Vicki, who’s a lot like her and whom I really like dearly. It’s a beautiful factor to have a household like I’ve and I really feel nice sorrow for individuals who have by no means recognized the enjoyment of getting individuals like my mother and father, grandparents, sisters, daughters, grandchildren, cousins, aunts and uncles, nieces, nephews, and fantastic brother-in-law. To be given all that after which a beautiful spouse like Rhoda and having an Aunt like my Frances for all these years is simply the cherry on high. So Joyful one centesimal Birthday Frances, you’ve got all the time been a Vibrant mild in my life and I really like you with all my all coronary heart.
Mark adores his Aunt Frances and repeatedly calls her to catch up and test on her. She’s all the time glad to listen to from him and hearken to their conversations. We go as much as Blue Ridge a few occasions a 12 months to see her and earlier than Mark’s mother handed away final 12 months, we took her with us on a couple of events. Their household is shut and it’s all the time enjoyable to pay attention to the conversations, which remind me a lot of my family tightness. It’s so arduous to see this technology come to an finish and we savor the moments with them. My very own senior relations are leaving us separately and there are solely 2 brothers left in my mother’s household and none left in my dad’s. He was the final one among his household of 10 kids to move away final 12 months. We’re arising on the one 12 months anniversary of pop’s passing, February sixth.
Aunt Frances is a pleasure to be round. She’s optimistic and blissful, grateful for all times and her household and he or she’s nonetheless very energetic, with a pc she will get on every day. She’s a blessing and it’s so wonderful that she simply turned 100. Her personal dad lived to be 100 as properly and that’s actually wonderful. Mark was sharing photos along with her on his cellphone and this one caught her consideration. I did an AI model of myself of a vacation fancy dressed photograph that many did in the course of the Christmas holidays. You most likely noticed it with purple and white and a lollipop within the photograph. Once I did that image, Mark stated, do one among me with hair, so I did and it put each of us within the image, see it under. Mark has been exhibiting everybody that image and getting a superb chuckle out of it! He hasn’t had hair for a very long time and after he misplaced all of it on the highest, started shaving his head a few years in the past. I don’t thoughts a bald head myself!
So right here’s the AI model of Mark and me in a snowy rustic scene exterior. Isn’t that humorous? It made us each look youthful and higher, nevertheless it’s wonderful that AI can do as of late. I nonetheless don’t do a lot with it, however doctoring photos is fairly hysterical. I did this in Chat GPT. It positive made Aunt Frances chuckle!
She was taking a look at me and I used to be snapping away.
She acquired a kick out of seeing Mark with hair once more.
Her household celebrated so properly with this collage of Aunt Frances in her youthful years. She’s was and is a wonderful girl.
Joyful Birthday banner.
And a stunning cake embellished for 100. We had scrumptious soup for lunch after which reduce this stunning cake. Aunt Frances blew out the one candle on the cake after which exclaimed that she figured it might be a type of candles that wouldn’t blow out. I acquired that on video and it was so cute! If you wish to see the video, I shared it on Fb, so head over there and watch it. It’s so cute!
She is such a doll and I’m so glad I’ve gotten to fulfill her and be round this valuable girl. Joyful one centesimal birthday to Aunt Frances, the Birthday Queen. That is Mark and his sister, Linda, along with her.
I hope you all loved seeing a peek into Mark’s household and the household he grew up with. It’s been enjoyable to be part of for me!
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