Honoring Moms

Yesterday Dad and I did our traditional Honoring of our Mothers with flowers. It was a beautiful day and so sweet to think of them and be thankful for them.







I have been going through my moms papers and letters etc, and I found some information that led me to believe I might have other relatives buried at Evergreen. So while I was there I did a little checking at the office to see if I could locate them. Lo and behold the nice lady in the office was able to find their grave sites for me. So I was able to honor two more moms this year who are part of my family.

The first lady is Della Emeline Wells Sayles. She is my Grandpa Wells (Your Grandma Rendahl's dad)  Aunt. She would be my Great - Great Aunt. She was born in 1868 and died in 1957. I have the delight of caring for her Peonies in my garden and every spring when they come up I think of her. I have very fond memories of her.









The second lady was Elizabeth (Beth) Sayles Wells. She was the second wife of my Grandpa Wells. My grandmother died when I was less than a year old so I never had the chance to know her. Beth was the only grandma I knew. She and my grandpa were married when I was two. They lived in Seattle and Chicago so I was able to spend a lot of time with them when I was little. I stayed with them when both of my brothers were born. We went over to their house often to visit. She was a lovely lady, always smiling and I loved her dearly.

Beth is in the middle, Grandpa Wells on the right and the pastor who married them on the left. This was taken on their wedding day in 1952.

I am so grateful for both of these women, for all that they invested in my life and it was a joy to honor them after all these years.