Well Done Mom

Posted on January 21, 2010 by bethrarey in Faith, Memories | Comments Off

Mom’s Obituary

Posted on October 30, 2009 by bethrarey in Faith, Memories, Moms Journey | Comments Off

Beth Ann (Dewey) Rarey died October 16, 2009, at her parents home after a year long battle with brain cancer. Beth was born March 29, 1960, to Ralph and Shirley (Herringshaw) Dewey. She was a 1978 graduate of Van Buren High School. She married Mark J. Rarey in 1982 and they later divorced. She is [...]

An Email from Sandi Patty

Posted on October 26, 2009 by bethrarey in Faith, Memories | 1 Comment

When Beth was nearing her final days I had emailed her favorite singer, Sandi Patty about her condition.  We had met with Sandi back in last 2008 and had hoped she could make it to see her.  Here is the response back from Sandi

Thank you for taking the time to write and share with me [...]

A Beautiful Gift

Posted on October 25, 2009 by lindsay in Faith, Memories | Comments Off

Do you all remember these?

Mom’s friend, Stacey, had these made last year and sold them for Mom. The other side said, The big “C” = Christ
We wore these as a reminder to pray for Mom over the last year.
The day of Mom’s funeral Stacey gave Emily and I one of these,

The boys received a silver [...]

Mark 16:15

Posted on October 20, 2009 by lindsay in Cancer Updates, Faith, Memories, Moms Journey | 7 Comments

Yesterday Em and I went and fixed Mom’s hair and put on her makeup, it was very important to us that she looked like she did before she got sick. I have to be honest, we were a little uncomfortable at first. She was so still, so cold, so lifeless. But I had to remember [...]

Funeral Services

Posted on October 17, 2009 by lindsay in Cancer Updates, Faith, Memories, Moms Journey | 1 Comment

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 20 at Coldren Crates Funeral home from 12-4pm and 5-8pm. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, October 21 at Stonebridge Church of God at 11am with visitation from 10-11am before the service. Memorials can be made to Findlay First Edition, Bridge Home Health and Hospice or Stonebridge [...]

Completely Healed!

Posted on October 16, 2009 by lindsay in Cancer Updates, Faith, Memories, Moms Journey | 16 Comments

Mom went to be with Jesus today at 3:45 pm. We knew this morning that she was very close so she was surrounded by friends and family. She was very peaceful and had no pain. We will update funeral arrangements as soon as possible. We know that now she is completely healed and walking the [...]

Saturday, October 10

Posted on October 10, 2009 by lindsay in Cancer Updates, Faith, Memories, Moms Journey | 4 Comments

Just wanted to update everyone on how Mom is doing. This past week she has stopped eating and drinking. She has also stopped taking her medications. Just this morning (10/10) Grandma and Grandpa found her having a seizure. The seizure was likely caused by the swelling on her brain, which is also causing frequent headaches.
We [...]

No Worries

Posted on September 13, 2009 by bethrarey in Cancer Updates, Faith, Memories, Moms Journey | 1 Comment

Good evening everyone! I hope that you have been enjoying this gorgeous weather that we have been having!
I just wanted to take the time to make a quick post and clear up a few misunderstandings that there may be. There have been some people that were worried because they heard that mom was in the [...]

A link to a post

Posted on September 08, 2009 by lindsay in Cancer Updates, Faith, Memories, Moms Journey | Comments Off

Hello all – I have written a post on my personal blog. It’s not an update…just my thoughts. If interested, you can find it here.
Love, Lindsay