♥ ♥Momma's First Year In Heaven♥ ♥

It is so hard to believe that one year ago on November 5, 2009 my

Momma passed away. The day that I found out I was so sad. I had prayed

that if my half sisters did not tell me that the Lord would send a

messenger my way. A very sweet and wonderful friend told me and she

was so sad to bring such sad news. I told her that the Lord had heard

my cry and that I had asked him to do this for me. The Lord is so

powerful and awesome!!!!! I cried a lot but I knew I had said my good

byes earlier in the summer and when I saw my Momma she was of sound

mind and smiling and we laughed and shared so many memories that day.

I stood up for her in front of her hospice nurses and that made me

feel so good.  My heart rejoices that she is alive, and has a brand

new body and a brand new name as the Lord gives us a brand new name

when we go home to be with him. I wonder what her new name is????? She

doesn't feel lonely, sad, depressed, rejected or has to do anything

anyone wants her to as she had to on earth!!!!!!! She has seen the

trees that produce a different kind of fruit each month and has walked

and talked with Jesus and her loved ones. I find great comfort in the

fact that she is home and that she is happy!!!!!! I will go and eat spaghetti

and meatballs and buy a bag of Hershey Kisses and I may hand

those out and say this is in my Momma's memory!!!!! She made the best

meatballs in the world and loved Hershey Kisses!!!!!! I have already

worked in my flowerbeds like she loved to do this week!!!! Thank you

sweet Jesus for giving me the Momma I had. She instilled such good

things into me and I am the woman I am today because I had the Momma

you gave me. I will blow kisses up to you sweet Momma all day on

Friday the 5th of November. You loved all of us and especially Chad

and Natalee and even named them for me. I will see you again and until

that day I will think of you and remember all the beautiful things

about you and how you taught me things that are so valuable. I know

that Jesus is taking really good care of you and what more could I

ask!!!!!! Your loving daughter, Donnaxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo She signs her

letters with x's and o's and ties her hair with ribbons and

bows!!!!! I will love you with and everlasting love that only I have and no one can take that away from me.

❤ ♡ ❤ ღI LUV "Kisses"❤ ♡ ❤ ღ

I Was Fearfully and Wonderfully Made In My Mommas Womb!!!! A Tribute To A Wonderful Momma My Momma!!!!!

How in the world would we carry on if we did not know our Lord and have his love and compassion. It will soon be 6 months 1/2 year since our GoGo and my Momma went to be with the Lord. I tell everyone all the time that she is sparkling everything up up there. She was such a glitter girl and loved fashion and style. My heart aches a lot for her at times, but then I think that she got a new body, and is sitting at Jesus' feet and that brings a comfort so deep that it makes me feel so content inside. Everything I do reflects her and the upbringing that I received from her. We always did our work first growing up then played and rested. I clean my yard like she did, I cook her wonderful meatballs, I wear make-up no matter how I feel. I love lipstick and there is a saying that goes "Lipstick Fixes Everything." Try it all you beautiful women in our family when you are feeling not like yourself, go get all dolled up and put your lipstick on. My Momma ironed our clothes all the time, and we were never without clean clothes. She loved to go to Jazzercise and we went at least 4 times a week. We both loved to drink smoothies and eat unsalted peanuts. One time she bought a silver sauna suit and she wore that during our exercise class. I prayed she would not pass out!!!!!She loved to listen to musicand Sarah Vaughn was one record I remember her playing a lot. At Christmas time she rolled my hair up with pink sponge curlers. She cooked the 5 food groups at every meal and we were so skinny. I'm surprised we weren't chunks. One time on my birthday which is July l2th she made me a strawberry angel food cake and kept it cold in a cooler and we went out on the lake in their pontune boat. She did everything in very excellent taste and cared. When I married my husband we lived in Dallas and we had such fun shopping for my wedding dress and boy were there a lot of outlet malls. We always had out of town company and I did not like the way they would make my bed so I would sneak back in and remake it. Momma and me would laugh and laugh. When I had my hysterectomy she came and stayed with me for a week and we had such fun. The community we lived in was so kind to bring meals in for us every night and we would look so forward to see what the meal would be. We looked at magazines and talked and talked (can you imagine that?) One time when I was really sick we flew to Tennessee to see an inner ear doctor and she was so tired and worried that she put two chairs together in the doctor's waiting room and curled up and went to sleep. We both on that trip saw the miracle healing hand of God as my x-rays from Texas said I had a tumor in my inner ear and the Tennessee x-ray showed that it was totally gone. We laughed and clapped our hands and I think she skipped down the hall. I couldn't as I had to lay really still for 8 hours after the tests. She loved Chad and Natalee and named them both. Chad was named after Chad Everett on Medical Center a show, and Natalee was named after Natalee Woods a movie star. She loved keeping Chad when I had Natalee. What can I say I was blessed to have a Momma that was a part of my life in the earlier years. Events, and things can change and it seemed like in her later years we still loved each other but miles and things changed. We still talked and laughed and shared oh how we shared things and memories. It is all about grace that we must give to one another. I am so glad that she accepted Jesus as her savior when she was nine, and her name was in the Lamb's Book of Life!!!!!!!!I know when she entered heaven  it was the best day of her life. The Lord gave her a brand new body and she got to see her Momma that she missed for so long and brothers and a sister. She called me a detective before she died and I did a personality test at church and you will never guess????????? I scored high in C and high in S and high in I = CSI. Without a doubt I know that she was making me cheer up and laugh that day. Then the other day I walked out me back door and looked up at the sky and an airplane made a + cross in the sky. I thanked Jesus that he gives us signs and wonders and I knew that was from Him and my sweet Momma. I am going to see her again and what a glorious day that will be!!!!!!!! But for now we are all the sad ones missing and wishing things would have been different, but you know she knows the truth and Jesus showed her what all was really taking place. He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords and he is making every thing new!!!!!!!! We must give Him all the GLORY for all things. The things that concern us really do concern Him. If we will tarry just tarry He will tell us wonderful things and He will hug on us and give us hope. Our only hope is in Jesus our Savior and Redeemer. I loved my Momma very, very, much. Thank you my sweet daughter Natalee for making this blog for her. She is smiling down on you and is so proud that you are her grand-daughter. She loved Cheers theme song " Wouldn't you want to go where everyone knows your name and my sweet sweet Momma everyone knows your name up there in heaven. All my love to you Momma, Your loving daughter, Donna

BEAUTY TIPS

Below is a wonderful poem Audrey Hepburn wrote when asked to share her 'beauty tips.'

It was read at her funeral years later. 

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.   

For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people

               For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.  

For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day.

For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone. People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone. Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms.  

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands; one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.

Smiley face

Go-go always signed a smiley face by her signature. She joked that she was the one who envented it! She could have been.

Dial Soap

God is like Dial Soap... Aren`t you glad you have Him? Don`t you wish everyone did?

go-go LOVED pink!!!!

RED Lipsticks

Wow I used to get the red lipstick! She would give it away because she did`nt like it!! I loved having that thick good stuff! I have`nt ever bought Estee Lauder but love it! Maybe some day I`ll go get me a tube! Also... I Loved the way Go-Go smelled! She always smelled so fresh and pretty! She always said soap and water was all you needed to be RICH! HaHa!!! This does make you feel rich to be clean! She loved Dial soap and Aqua fresh tooth paste. I remember staying at the trailer with her it was fun!!! She would have a container with all different kinds of cookies mixed together and would make great tuna fish sandwitches! ♡ ♡ ♡In Lubbock we would go to Burger King and eat when we spent the night and she had cable, we liked watching it! She would also make the best meat balls and spagetti! I think everytime she made them she made about 50-100! She taught me how to set the table. I liked going to the park for chicken. We loved having picknics!! Great memories!!
Go-go always kept up with the styles, I always got something really cute to wear for my Birthday and Christmas from her! My most favorite thing was a green mini skirt with black poka-dots! She used to pick us up after school with mama and we would go get a candy bar! Her car was really nice and it felt so neat riding in it! We got to enjoy her company LOTS when we were kids! She was so much fun! We even all went hiking and ate mexican food up at lake house  for spring break one time! I also loved going on her  flat decked boat. what a blast! Remember on my mom`s birthday we all went outon the boat and the time she thought that another boat was a motorcycle Ha! Ha! Good Times..... Huh?

PONDS

Ponds was what Go-Go used....

Some may ask where did "Go-Go" come from?

The name Go-Go came along when Chad the first grand-baby couldn`t say his great Gogie, so he said Go-Go.....

Go-Go

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Obituaries

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Services for Betty "Go-Go" Jo Powell Foster, 77, of Bellville and formerly of Lubbock and Brenham will be 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 11, 2009 in Englunds Chapel with Rev. Steve Campbell officiating. Interment will follow in Peaceful Garden Memorial Park under the direction of Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton.

Betty Foster

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Story last updated at 11/9/2009 - 5:35 pm

Services for Betty "Go-Go" Jo Powell Foster, 77, of Bellville and formerly of Lubbock and Brenham will be 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 11, 2009 in Englunds Chapel with Rev. Steve Campbell officiating. Interment will follow in Peaceful Garden Memorial Park under the direction of Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton.

Betty was born in Pleasant Hill, La., on April 3, 1932. She passed from this life Thursday, November 5, 2009. Betty married Lee R. "Frosty" Foster (Pa-Pa) on September 27, 1957. He preceded her in death on February 4, 2001.

She is survived by her three daughters, Donna and husband Jerry Moore of Amarillo, Cindy and husband Dr. Victor Canchola of Bellville, and Patti and husband Dr. Britt Bostick of Lubbock; grandchildren, Monica and Payton Canchola, Maegan and Mandi Wilson, Brad and Matthew Bostick, Chad Moore and Natalee Darden; along with eight great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Dr. Victor Canchola, Dr. Britt Bostick, Payton Canchola, Brad Bostick, Matthew Bostick and Kevin Beck.

Memorials may be made to Hospice Brazos Valley, 302 E Blue Bell Rd, Brenham, TX 77833.