Monthly Archives: December 2020
I think of you…
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I think of you when I find a penny,
when I see a butterfly,
when I see a cute piggy,
when I hear certain songs,
when I see a hummingbird,
when I hear an owl,
when I pet my little dog,
when I go to sleep,
when I wake up,
when the phone rings,
when it doesn’t,
when I eat yummy foods,
Or tasteless ones,
when it rains,
when I watch the clouds,
when the sun shines,
when I get dressed for work,
when I get home,
when I am with other people,
when I am alone,
when I see your children,
when I don’t
when I hear a hearty laugh,
when I see someone cry,
when that someone is me.
Lyvonne Hill
March 10, 2021 makes five years since my beautiful, caring, sensitive, funny, loving, creative, only daughter stopped breathing leaving four hurting, confused children, an angry husband, grieving mother and many friends behind to try and get through life without her. Thank you, God, for giving Cherie to us for almost 50 years.
Danny, forever 26, 1987
Cherie, forever 49, 2016
My Birthday
Thinking how very blessed I am… From an insecure, lonely little girl, only child, to have become mother, grandmother and great grandmother with wonderful friends, cousins and co-workers and loving family. God has been so good to me. Thank you all for the gifts, donations to Autism, delicious meals, good wishes and abundant love I’ve received. I am very blessed!! 💕
Danny’s Birthday
This day (December 4) in 1960 my beautiful baby boy, Danny was born. Life as I know it would never be the same. Thank God!! He let me learn to be a mother, practicing on him and the two brothers who came along very quickly after him, followed by a baby sister. Danny has been gone from this life over 30 years, but the things he taught me through his life and death still color my world and help me function through life and joy and love and loss. Thank you, God, for giving us Danny.
Grandma Livengood aka Sweet Grammy
This day (December 19) 1956 we got a call that my amazing, maternal grandmother had been killed in a head on collision by a drunk driver.
Burlie Livengood, was 60ish, had 8 children, 25 grandchildren (at that time), many great-grandchildren, and had already bought & wrapped Christmas presents for all of us. She had baked about a dozen pies, made her famous 15 layer cake and was ready to celebrate by having everyone at her house there in Phoenix for Christmas.
It was surreal to be at her house that year with all her preparations and food except Gramma wasn’t there. We were all in shock.
But, her strong Christian ethic and huge love of family has influenced us all through the years and tears.
I thank God for the legacy she left us and the whole beautiful family she birthed. She loved to stand among us and open her arms and say, “if there had been no Me, there would be no Thee!” We each knew we were totally loved by Gramma Livengood or Sweet Grammy as some called her.
Lyvnhappilyeverafter 