Friday, October 8, 2010
Oline was my stepmom and as such was engaged in becoming a part of the extended family. For that I am grateful. Having lived with her and Dad for about a year and half I saw how she refused to let the grass grow under her feet. Always doing something and rarely lacking insight or opinion on any subject, though never arrogant, she was enjoyable to be around. Her passions were many but she never let them crowd out the importance of people in her life. I think she simply enjoyed helping others enjoy life more, whether it be the meals and good times around the kitchen table or the kind notes, phone calls, words, or great finds at her beloved garage sales. Boiled down to this, she displayed a characteristic of love that I think is quite Godly and she did it with a lot of humility. I will remember her for that and hope that others refresh my memory of her as that will refresh me.
