It is with great sadness that I write this. We lost our sweet Aunt Dru a 8 days ago. She was 93 years old and will be missed by all who knew her. She is no longer in pain as that was her normal condition over the last few months. There is no doubt that she is in heaven with her friends and family that preceded her. If Aunt Dru didn’t have a place in heaven waiting for her, the rest of us don’t even have a chance.

I love and miss you Aunt Dru.

I fully expect to never again see most of the family who were at the funeral as well as those that were unable to attend. Aunt Dru was the last person who connected the three branches of the family and the only reason that most ever got together. Family would gather at her house from all parts of the country on her birthday and some at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and on Independence Day. Over the next few months as the family goes through the painful process of sorting through her things, deciding what to keep and what to part with may be the last time we have together. It’s just the sad reality of families being spread across the country and none interested in the country life. There is a very small chance that the property will remain in the family. Most likely it will be sold off like all the rest. I just pray it goes to someone who wants it for the farm/homestead potential and not a developer who just wants to turn it into trailer lots or a subdivision of tiny lots.