{"id":508,"date":"2008-03-05T07:22:06","date_gmt":"2008-03-05T11:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/?p=508"},"modified":"2008-03-10T09:46:21","modified_gmt":"2008-03-10T13:46:21","slug":"isnt-she-lovely-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/?p=508","title":{"rendered":"Isn&#8217;t She Lovely! Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">Not long ago I told you about Ruth.\u00c2\u00a0 She had been in the hospital and the family had gathered around her in that frail time.\u00c2\u00a0 I told you how lovely she was&#8230;even in her ailing moments.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">The doctors worked their magic.\u00c2\u00a0 Her body responded. She got better.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">Over the past four months, she has been in and out of the hospital.\u00c2\u00a0 She rallied and her spirit thrived as a loving mother, grandmother and friend. \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">Last week Ruth went back to the hospital after flat lining at her rehab center.\u00c2\u00a0 Everyone was concerned. The family gathered to see her this past weekend.\u00c2\u00a0 It was like a family fest in her hospital room.\u00c2\u00a0 She had calls from her relatives from overseas.\u00c2\u00a0 Flowers came, e-mails came, pictures and cards came.\u00c2\u00a0 She cherished each one. \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">This time she will not be coming home.\u00c2\u00a0 She died quite peacefully on Monday around 8:30 p.m. with her daughters nearby and knowing that her family and friends loved her dearly. \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">She was ready.\u00c2\u00a0 She had the chance to say her goodbyes.\u00c2\u00a0 She had such grace in her passing. \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">Ruth left us in body but her spirit and graciousness lives on.\u00c2\u00a0 If we could all have her exceptional positive qualities and her good sense of humor we would be better people and the world would be a better place. \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">We love you, Ruth.\u00c2\u00a0 We will strive to carry on and take some of your grace with us. \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; margin: 0px\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">~ Joellen<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px\">\u00c2\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/unknown.thumbnail.jpeg\" title=\"unknown.jpeg\" alt=\"unknown.jpeg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: normal normal normal 12px\/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not long ago I told you about Ruth.\u00c2\u00a0 She had been in the hospital and the family had gathered around her in that frail time.\u00c2\u00a0 I told you how lovely she was&#8230;even in her ailing moments.\u00c2\u00a0 The doctors worked their magic.\u00c2\u00a0 Her body responded. 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