Thoughts from Dick Woodward
March 16, 2010

Ethel's Love of Life and People.... For the two and a half years she lived with us she brought a new appreciation of God's gifts to us and everyone she met. Ethel was truly grateful for the simple things, such as a sunny morning,a blossoming flower, misty rain, a big hug, a ladybug, but most of all her family. On a personal level she made me appreciate all of my many blessings--a wife who reflects her mother's positive thinking, a home that became more than just a a place to live for the very reason of her living in it--a garden she enriched by making you understand the natural beauty of it--wonderful friends that must never be taken for granted--a sense of deep gratitude for simple pleasures that became so very special because of her way of making you look more closely at them. People would say how good it was of us to take care of Ethel in her vintage years, but the real truth is it's what she gave to us that meant so much: Love, laughter, a greater faith in God and better understanding of what it takes to make others happy. She always put everyone elses needs before her own. I have become a better person because Ethel has taugh me what life is really all about.

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