Yesterday, the 23rd of October marks the first year after Christina's sweet Aunt Ruthie passed away. She battled with breast cancer for over a year. Aunt Ruthie was the sweetest, funniest, craftiest lady you could ever meet.

The day before she passed away a lot of her family went to her hospital room and decorated it for Halloween. We dressed her up as a Queen and she loved it! She was coherent and hilarious the whole day which was such a blessing for us to see her as herself one last time.
Her passing was extremely sad and hard for her family, but we know that she is in a happier place with no pain. She is perfect in body and spirit and she is working hard while she waits for her family and friends to join her. We have felt her spirit strong with us, and we know that she is watching over us and helping us along.

Aunt Ruthie's son, Lee and his wife Jen recently had a baby girl, Ashley Ruth Conrad. Lee & Jen had to wait for that little girl to come, and we think that was because her Grandma Ruthie was having her time with her first. :-) When Lee gave his daughter a name and a blessing he said through tears, that Ashley is much like her Grandma Ruthie. Lucky for her and us to be blessed with someone as sweet as Aunt Ruthie.