A gift from above

Yesterday we received a package from UPS. We were curious right from the start because the return address said Nevilee Dallmeyer who was Andy's Gommie. She died in 2005. Gommie was a very special lady. She was an amazing artist. Her paintings were show cased all over, even in other countries. She specialized in nature scenes, especially bluebonnets. I remember when I first visited her house I was in awe of a magnolia painting she had in her formal living room. I kept hinting that I would love to have her paint one for me one day. She just kept saying it was one of a kind and she wouldn't be parting with it. When Andy and I got married her wedding gift to us was that magnolia painting. The painting doesn't really go with our decor but it will always proudly hang in our living room. I absolutely love it and it always reminds me of her.

When Mason was born she painted a small picture of a church surrounded by bluebonnets for him. She only met Mason.

She died a month before we found out we were pregnant with Alex. But while she was in the nursing home in her final weeks she painted another picture (a scene with the star of Bethlehem). She said the painting would go to the next great grandchild. We were lucky enough to inherit that painting.

Fast forward 6 years. We opened the box yesterday to find a painting of a church surrounded by bluebonnets painted by Gommie. Also in the box was an egg ornament. Something she also gave our family each Christmas. The card was addressed to Austin Hamilton. Upon closer look we saw the return address was from a good friend of Gommie's. So we aren't sure if Gommie arranged for a painting to be sent to the next great grandchild or if someone in the family arranged everything. Either way, it was very special. Although this holiday season is a tough one without my dad, God keeps reminding us that the ones we love (including Him) are always with us.