Journey Through Grief

FAnnaLeah and Mary

SEE BELOW for links to posts from the AnnaLeah & Mary Karth Memorial Facebook Page–starting in June 2013 through the present. . .

Our crash took place on May 4, 2013. We lost AnnaLeah that very day. We lost Mary on May 8, 2013.  In early June 2013, their older sister, Rebekah, set up a facebook page in memory of her sisters. I am so thankful for the opportunity which that has given me to express my grief and share wonderful memories of Mary and AnnaLeah.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/In-Memory-of-AnnaLeah-1995-to-2013-and-Mary-Lydia-Karth-1999-to-2013/464993830249803

Because so much has been posted there, it is difficult for me to navigate that facebook page in order to recall and reflect on that journey of grief. So I am about to embark on a project of finding and saving those posts in a format which can be linked on this page. I will try my best to title them appropriately and paste them here, by month, in a chronological fashion.

NOTE: Finished! Wow…that was a lot of words written over a relatively short period.  And it was very emotional for me to go through this process! I was reminded of an interesting thought in a post by Peter:

 Writing Can Be Healing (for some): https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=483066201775899&id=464993830249803

Now that I have caught up on saving all of these posts, I am reminded again that posting over the last year and a half has been immeasurably valuable to me in helping me get through this time and has, furthermore, provided me with easy access to many wonderful memories of AnnaLeah and Mary (and maybe this can be put in book form someday).

I think that I was motivated to post partly by a desire to preserve everything I could find and remember about them because they would not be here to remind me of things I might have forgotten about them. Also, for them, there would be no growing old with reminiscing about how it was when they were growing up–no children or grandchildren, new nieces & nephews to regale with tales of old. There will be no new stories to tell or joy to spread–making more priceless memories of what they had already lived out.

It has been immensely important to me to help preserve the imprint which they have left on this earth. (Marianne, November 7, 2014)

And here are posts related to grief: https://annaleahmary.com/tag/grief/

August 2021 UPDATE: I am going to gradually add links to pdfs of these posts.

Facebook Posts from June 2013

Facebook Posts from July 2013

Facebook Posts from August 2013

Bear’s Adventure With Mary: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.491598137589372.1073741875.464993830249803&type=1

Le Ballon Rouge: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.491813974234455.1073741876.464993830249803&type=1

Between Morning and Evening: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=491994014216451&id=464993830249803

Caleb & Mommy–waiting for Mary to be born:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.492040917545094.1073741877.464993830249803/492040950878424/?type=1

Mary’s First Year of Life: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.492040917545094.1073741877.464993830249803&type=1

Bear one another’s burdens. . .  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/492377060844813/?type=1

AnnaLeah Shares Space With Her Sister (Susanna): https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.489899574425895.1073741871.464993830249803/492389997510186/?type=1

AnnaLeah Shares Space With Her Sister (Rebekah):  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.489899574425895.1073741871.464993830249803/492389710843548/?type=1

Update on Isaac:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/492995370782982/?type=1

Photos added to Mary’s First Year of Life: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.492040917545094.1073741877.464993830249803&type=1

Photos added to AnnaLeah’s First Year of Life: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.491207230961796.1073741874.464993830249803&type=1

Mary wasn’t too sure about this:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.492040917545094.1073741877.464993830249803/493625700719949/?type=1

Another Pink Flamingo Show episode; Brenda the Baby:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=493856930696826&id=464993830249803

The Giggling Mary:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/493874564028396/?type=1

Mary & Dad:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/493910320691487/?type=1

Mary & Mom:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/493910637358122/?type=1

Mary & Isaac:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/493911014024751/?type=1

Mary & Peter:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/493912380691281/?type=1

Mary & Samuel:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/493913714024481/?type=1

Mary & Rebekah:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/493914264024426/?type=1

Mary & Susanna:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/493915230690996/?type=1

Mary & Levi:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/493916444024208/?type=1

Mary & AnnaLeah:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/493917447357441/?type=1

Mary & Caleb:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/493917794024073/?type=1

Naomi’s Story About Mary (Sam & Naomi released a balloon on Mary’s birthday):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=493940127355173&id=464993830249803

Naomi’s Story, 2: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=493940277355158&id=464993830249803

Naomi’s Story, 3: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=493940370688482&id=464993830249803

Naomi’s Story, 4: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=493940454021807&id=464993830249803

Naomi’s Story, 5: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=493940517355134&id=464993830249803

Naomi’s Story, 6: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=493941250688394&id=464993830249803

Sam & Naomi’s Celebration of Mary’s Birthday: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=494246103991242&id=464993830249803

Bedbugs, Lice, & Truck Underride Guards: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=495058843909968&id=464993830249803

A virtual walk for truck safety advocacy: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=495469280535591&id=464993830249803

Unrealized Potential: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.495703680512151.1073741878.464993830249803&type=1

Why are we writing about truck safety?: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=495894340493085&id=464993830249803

“Rejoice always!” taken to a whole new level: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=496337040448815&id=464993830249803

You can help us make a difference: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=496450077104178&id=464993830249803

Update on meeting with Sen. Burr; Newscast–Families Push for Tractor-Trailer Regulations:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=497001560382363&id=464993830249803

The Best Possible Protection:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/497326643683188/?type=1

Cleverly Creative Mary: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.497327740349745.1073741879.464993830249803&type=1

Mary’s photo of Vanessa:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.497327740349745.1073741879.464993830249803/497328900349629/?type=1

Levi is Leaving:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/497655110317008/?type=1

Realized Potential:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/497932196955966/?type=1

The Battle Belongs to the Lord: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=498248253591027&id=464993830249803

Goodnight Fuzzy. Goodnight Wuzzy.  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/498378286911357/?type=1

Photo Collage of Rebekah & John’s Wedding–plus Mary & AnnaLeah:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/498833656865820/?type=1

Mary the Clown: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=499291890153330&id=464993830249803

AnnaLeah had a little lamb. . .  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/499710463444806/?type=1

Joie de Vivre: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.500021336747052.1073741881.464993830249803&type=1

Sam’s Gallery…A Study in Mary Circa 2006-07: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.500483380034181.1073741883.464993830249803&type=1

The Continuing Saga of Gertie: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=500557153360137&id=464993830249803

Mary’s Peach/Pineapple Upside-Down Cake:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.500590163356836.1073741884.464993830249803/500590193356833/?type=1

Marianne’s Peach/Pineapple Upside-Down Cake:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.500590163356836.1073741884.464993830249803/500590616690124/?type=1

Mary on Film (by Susanna); photos added: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.466261773456342.1073741832.464993830249803&type=1

So Poignant:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/500871609995358/?type=1

AnnaLeah, Full of Grace:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/501022159980303/?type=1

AnnaLeah’s First Year of Life; photos added: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.491207230961796.1073741874.464993830249803&type=1

Mary’s First Year of Life; photos added: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.492040917545094.1073741877.464993830249803&type=1

Sam’s Gallery…A Study in Nature circa 2006-07: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.503132686435917.1073741886.464993830249803&type=1

Mary, the basil is growing:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/501420059940513/?type=1

Gertie was Mary’s “Pooh Bear”: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=501459046603281&id=464993830249803

Family Jam Jars:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/501627803253072/?type=1

From one father to another (Joe Biden to Jerry):  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/501707719911747/?type=1

Mary’s First Year of Life, photos added: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.492040917545094.1073741877.464993830249803&type=1

Snuggle Now, Baby, In Jesus’ Arms:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/502351269847392/?type=1

Best Friends Forever:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/502702389812280/?type=1

Sam the Cameraman: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.502979073117945.1073741885.464993830249803&type=1

AnnaLeah, Bibliophile:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.503219456427240.1073741887.464993830249803&type=1

Levi Firsts: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.503400219742497.1073741889.464993830249803&type=1

March on with strength, O my soul:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/503444166404769/?type=1

To Michigan We Go (Sam & Naomi photos of the girls’ Michigan funeral):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=503545073061345&id=464993830249803

“AnnaLeah, you can do your chore now!”:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.503611943054658.1073741891.464993830249803/503612139721305/?type=1   and then  (43 sequential photos)  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.503611943054658.1073741891.464993830249803&type=1

“Where’s Gertie?” said Mary.  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=503800966369089&id=464993830249803

They don’t have to imagine anymore.  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=504314912984361&id=464993830249803

Last Year, This Time:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/504960359586483/?type=1

Facebook Posts from September 2013

A Story of a Story:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=505104272905425&id=464993830249803

The Pink Flamingo Show; Salty the Bear: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=505632759519243&id=464993830249803

Samuel & Naomi Arrive For A Visit:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/506019039480615/?type=1

If You Loved Me:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=506254382790414&id=464993830249803

Smelling of Sunshine (Mary’s & AnnaLeah’s baby blankets):  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/506564369426082/?type=1

Mary’s Buddy:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.506701812745671.1073741892.464993830249803&type=1

My Favorite Present; Catch a glimpse of AnnaLeah & Mary…  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=506878546061331&id=464993830249803

AnnaLeah, Bibliophile; photos added:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.503219456427240.1073741887.464993830249803&type=1

Things they would have liked (from the Columbia, SC, Zoo):  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.507375199344999.1073741894.464993830249803&type=1

Taking a Break:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/507380749344444/?type=1

40 years…AnnaLeah was quite pleased…  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/507385216010664/?type=1

The Dogs & Dad:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/507443746004811/?type=1

Things they would have liked…Shackleford Horses:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/507570989325420/?type=1

Things they would have liked…A Horse Island:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.507990952616757.1073741895.464993830249803&type=1

Things they would have liked…Having Friends Over:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.508002382615614.1073741896.464993830249803&type=1

Things they would have liked…A Horse Island (more photos):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=508012959281223&id=464993830249803

Meeting with Secretary of Transportation Foxx on Thursday:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=508576732558179&id=464993830249803

Things they would have liked… Making (& Eating) Elephant Ears:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=508859035863282&id=464993830249803

Six Brothers Share Their Memories of Mary:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.509038825845303.1073741897.464993830249803&type=1

Only say the word…Please pray for the meeting today:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=509880795761106&id=464993830249803

Five Smooth Stones:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/510268305722355/?type=1

Must’ve Hit An Angry Bump In The Grieving Road:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=510677449014774&id=464993830249803

Where’s Mary When You Need Her?  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.510784395670746.1073741898.464993830249803&type=1

Gremlins in the Basement; The Full Movie: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=511086252307227&id=464993830249803

Here am I, send me!  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.511293028953216.1073741899.464993830249803&type=1

Who is the silliest of them all?  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.511573195591866.1073741900.464993830249803&type=1

Once Upon A Time:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.511995475549638.1073741901.464993830249803&type=1

Dragon Chat:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.512555008827018.1073741902.464993830249803&type=1

After The Last Tear Falls:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=512845018798017&id=464993830249803

Rick the Brick: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=513023948780124&id=464993830249803

A Promise: “I can promise you tangible progress within a short period of time.”  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/514036842012168/?type=1

Help us pray & spread the word:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=514037282012124&id=464993830249803

With Grandpas and Grandmas & lots of other family members:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.514462005302985.1073741903.464993830249803&type=1

“When sorrows like sea billows roll…it is well…”  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=514510418631477&id=464993830249803

Things AnnaLeah & Mary Would Have Liked; Heavenly Raspberry Razzle:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/514781315271054/?type=1

Things AnnaLeah & Mary Would Have Liked; Fresh Homemade Donuts:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/514860365263149/?type=1

Thank you for taking the time to pray & write:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/515022748580244/?type=1

Just can’t get away from the memories. . . (Oh, that I had wings like a dove!) https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/515493585199827/?type=1

With Love, From Mary…6 years for Sam & Naomi:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.515701918512327.1073741904.464993830249803&type=1

With Love, From AnnaLeah:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.516420888440430.1073741905.464993830249803&type=1

Pure Delight!  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/517234955025690/?type=1

September Memories…AnnaLeah’s First Year: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.518275478254971.1073741906.464993830249803&type=1

For Such A Time As This; Please Pray: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=518589384890247&id=464993830249803

Here’s the Web Story from this morning’s interview:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=518768901538962&id=464993830249803

September Memories…Mary’s First Year: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.518826164866569.1073741907.464993830249803&type=1

Facebook Posts from October 2013

Mary’s Baptism…Rejoicing With Great Joy: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.519113901504462.1073741908.464993830249803&type=1

Celebration of Mary’s Baptism, video from October 1, 1999:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=519113418171177&id=464993830249803

Sightseeing in D.C….What They Would Have Liked:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.519622134786972.1073741910.464993830249803&type=1

As we wait upon the Lord. . .  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=519795081436344&id=464993830249803

Remembering Our Last Fall Together: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.519997071416145.1073741912.464993830249803&type=1

Susanna found this bookmark of AnnaLeah’s. . .  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=520511904697995&id=464993830249803

AnnaLeah on a Mission; We Shoulda Bought a Radio, Part 1:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=520719051343947&id=464993830249803

Mary, Tour Guide:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=521323687950150&id=464993830249803

Simple Gifts:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/522624684486717/?type=1

Hug a Brother, Hug a Sister: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=523475597734959&id=464993830249803

Remembering the 20th Anniversary of Parents Against Tired Truckers:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=523935457688973&id=464993830249803

Reading out loud. . . one more time. . . for Mary’s sake:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=524555950960257&id=464993830249803

“Keep Tossing Those Pebbles”. . . Reflections on Truck Safety…thank you, Dawn King , for sharing our story:   https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=525268194222366&id=464993830249803

Free SatisFries. . .Free Crown of Life:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.525823577500161.1073741913.464993830249803&type=1

Marcus Wept. . .  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/527317584017427/?type=1

The Apple of His Eye…AnnaLeah dreamed in technicolor…  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=528783527204166&id=464993830249803

The gift of life…from Mary:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/529068823842303/?type=1

How could we go without you? (Andrew Peterson concert):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=529381287144390&id=464993830249803

Love you to the moon & back. . .  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/529585537123965/?type=1

Mary’s Eyes. . .  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.529817737100745.1073741914.464993830249803&type=1

Tic-Tac-Toe; Loss & Regret https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/530212187061300/?type=1

Locks of Love collage: https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/531363256946193/?type=1

Locks of Love photo album:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.531379470277905.1073741915.464993830249803&type=1

We Weren’t Made To Say Goodbye:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=531754116907107&id=464993830249803

Remembering Chuck Novak…October 24, 2010:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=532097186872800&id=464993830249803

Mournful to Hopeful…it. just. hurts. so. much.   https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=532366373512548&id=464993830249803

Taking Thyme for Mary:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/533047073444478/?type=1

AnnaLeah Builds Her Hobbit Orphanage: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=534811519934700&id=464993830249803

Mary, Tour Guide:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=521323687950150&id=464993830249803

Sunday-Go-To-Meeting  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/533764196706099/?type=1

Simple things. . .  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/533923243356861/?type=1

AnnaLeah Trims the Blinds, While Mary Plays!  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=534213793327806&id=464993830249803

AnnaLeah Builds Her Hobbit Orphanage (Servant Event 2010)  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=534811519934700&id=464993830249803

Reformation Day…in times past  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/535703336512185/?type=1

Remembering October…photo slideshow of Mary & AnnaLeah  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=536019559813896&id=464993830249803

Naomi shares some images. . . “pieces of my heart”  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=535348696547649&id=464993830249803

New Normal  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/534787789937073/?type=1

Facebook Posts from November 2013

All Saints Day…bittersweet…surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/536302436452275/?type=1

Family Promise = Hope  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=536860546396464&id=464993830249803

After seeing the response on Facebook today (Nov. 2, 2013), as my cousin’s son was going through heart surgery, I looked back in Facebook to that awful time in May after our accident. At the time, I was unaware of so much. But now I see how love poured out to our family. And it has continued to this day. Thank you for loving AnnaLeah & Mary and our whole family.  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/537108989704953/?type=1

Family Promise = Hope, Part II  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=537289166353602&id=464993830249803

All Saints Day in North Carolina, 2013  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=537430979672754&id=464993830249803

An Autumn Day View from “The Blockhouse” overlooking Lake Michigan  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.537858932963292.1073741916.464993830249803/537858986296620/?type=1

The Rock That Is Higher Than I; A Strong Tower  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.537858932963292.1073741916.464993830249803&type=1

I Was Wondering. . . So what did you think (when you found out about our crash)?  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/537890652960120/?type=1

From Sarah Eaton…Her memories of AnnaLeah & Mary https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/538294832919702/?type=1

Sarah Eaton’s Photo Album of AnnaLeah & Mary  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.538295296252989.1073741917.464993830249803&type=1

Mary…video of her Confirmation Questioning (one week before the crash)  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=539866659429186&id=464993830249803

AnnaLeah & Mary Would Have Liked This: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.540446729371179.1073741918.464993830249803&type=1

Veggie Tale Drawings (Mom’s on November 9, 2013):  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.540779809337871.1073741919.464993830249803/540783116004207/?type=1

Veggie Tale Sketches by Mary (Fall of 2012): https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.540779809337871.1073741919.464993830249803&type=1

What AnnaLeah & Mary Missed This Time (raking pine needles)  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.540932402655945.1073741920.464993830249803&type=1

AnnaLeah’s First Year of Life…October & November 1995  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=541445015938017&id=464993830249803

Mary’s First Year of Life…October & November 1999  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=541937982555387&id=464993830249803

Safety Measures Delayed…What will change these things?  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=542154089200443&id=464993830249803

Heal the Brokenhearted  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=542167462532439&id=464993830249803

Autumn & Winter Cross Paths: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.542342059181646.1073741921.464993830249803&type=1

Sierra Trauma (Mary was listed as Jane Doe in the hospital.)  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/542597182489467/?type=1

Pandiculate. Do it! (What I learned in my physical healing from the crash…)  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/543063059109546/?type=1

From Sam & Naomi’s Fridge  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=543214895761029&id=464993830249803  and in their blog …

Sam & Naomi’s Blog; How Do You Grieve?: http://www.thekarths.com/blog/?offset=1383764837808

Why Photos Are So Important (Print Your Life): http://www.thekarths.com/blog/warsaw-in-wedding-photgrapher/personal/why-prints-important https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=543269959088856&id=464993830249803

A Keening Mother’s Cry  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/543983592350826/?type=1

Backyard Adventures (youtube)…Mary…so full of life  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=544352368980615&id=464993830249803

Catch ‘Em While You Can https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/544607818955070/?type=1

Sarah Eaton’s Photo Album of AnnaLeah & Mary (photos added)  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.538295296252989.1073741917.464993830249803&type=1

“AnnaLeah’s Journey Home”; I had no chance to say goodbye to AnnaLeah.  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=545369692212216&id=464993830249803

Time to lighten up with “The New Sink”  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=545938388822013&id=464993830249803

Silly Bandz…You never know what is going to bring on the pain.  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/546131055469413/?type=1

Mary in “A Christmas Carol”…4 years ago tonight (November 21, 2009)…excerpts from the musical  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=546425162106669&id=464993830249803

No Bottomless Pit  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/547132132035972/?type=1

Dr. Who? AnnaLeah introduced Jerry to this program in the Fall of 2012.  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/547261422023043/?type=1

Mary’s Clothes On The Line; Sh-h-h, it’s a secret!: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.547868468629005.1073741922.464993830249803&type=1

One Way/Dead End…Safe In His Arms   https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=549349901814195&id=464993830249803

Happy Thanksgiving  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.549565838459268.1073741923.464993830249803&type=1

Mary Cranberry  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.549573781791807.1073741924.464993830249803&type=1

Mary would be watching the Thanksgiving Day parade.  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/549586845123834/?type=1

Simultaneous Smiling & Sighing  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/549604608455391/?type=1

David…my favorite king  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=550209411728244&id=464993830249803

One thing or another…  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/550299535052565/?type=1

Facebook Posts from December 2013

Break forth into joy, O my soul  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/550836724998846/?type=1

Tutus for the whole family  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/551011044981414/?type=1

“Bear’s Adventure With Mary” now available in print!  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=552131464869372&id=464993830249803  and  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=552641671485018&id=464993830249803

All the best parts…  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/552586918157160/?type=1

Buddies Forever  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.552861044796414.1073741925.464993830249803&type=1

Joy in the Journey  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.552873848128467.1073741926.464993830249803&type=1

Family Promise = Hope … AnnaLeah & Mary, puppeteers on behalf of homeless families (links to all scenes of this puppet program)  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=553328108083041&id=464993830249803

Going to Durham to Andrew Peterson concert, Behold, the Lamb of God  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=553615274720991&id=464993830249803

An Autograph for Mary & AnnaLeah  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/553815284700990/?type=1

Seems like just yesterday…how can they be gone?  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.554513284631190.1073741927.464993830249803&type=1 and https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.554513284631190.1073741927.464993830249803/554513521297833/?type=1

Job’s Three Friends  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/554520144630504/?type=1

Ordinary moments make good memories.  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.554599047955947.1073741928.464993830249803&type=1

So glad they knew of their Father’s great love for them…  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/555032524579266/?type=1

“Grace Girls” Appreciated AnnaLeah: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.555445954537923.1073741929.464993830249803&type=1

Standing Upon the Shore…slowly finding my way to healing the brokenness  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/555601454522373/?type=1

Advent 2012…Sleepover  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.555655971183588.1073741930.464993830249803&type=1 and https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.555655971183588.1073741930.464993830249803/555656811183504/?type=1

Phone conversation with the Chief Safety Officer (of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=555901501159035&id=464993830249803

Broken Candy Canes  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/556124954470023/?type=1

Mary Christmas Card…Karth Family Photo “Christmas Card” 2012 created by Mary  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/556151264467392/?type=1

Isn’t she pretty?  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/556164634466055/?type=1

Susanna  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.556341804448338.1073741932.464993830249803/556342224448296/?type=1

Precious daughters…special treasures  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.556341804448338.1073741932.464993830249803&type=1

Traveling to Georgia  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/558211787594673/?type=1

Georgia On My Mind (Back to the Crash Scene):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=559552757460576&id=464993830249803

Capturing Georgia Images:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.559554450793740.1073741934.464993830249803&type=1

Three Cities in Georgia:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/559713480777837/?type=1

Christmas Memories with AnnaLeah  & Mary  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=559954657420386&id=464993830249803

Mary Christmas Angel…The glory of the Lord shone round about…  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/560141440735041/?type=1

Our Big Buddy Family  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/560382277377624/?type=1

Buddy Photo Albums: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.560386380710547.1073741935.464993830249803&type=1

AnnaLeah’s Buddy wearing her ECP shirt from her year of TLC given to young children  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/560570104025508/?type=1

Mary, did you know?  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/560630257352826/?type=1

Mary Christmas Angel–One: Jesus is the Heart of Christmas  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=560713557344496&id=464993830249803

The Last Thing Which I Ever Did For Them  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/560756000673585/?type=1

Mary Christmas Angel–Two: Are we done yet?  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=560952533987265&id=464993830249803

Mary Christmas Angel–Three: O Holy Child of Bethlehem  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=560953360653849&id=464993830249803

Mary Christmas Angel–Four (Finale): https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=560953753987143&id=464993830249803

On the Beach at Lake Michigan…Sun, Sand, & Waves, 2001:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=561208680628317&id=464993830249803

Floral Delivery for AnnaLeah & Mary: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=561547370594448&id=464993830249803

Be Still, My Soul: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=561846590564526&id=464993830249803

Christmas Letters from AnnaLeah & Mary  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/562522363830282/?type=1

Levi flying here with Marcus & Vanessa: first time at our home without their Aunt AnnaLeah & Aunt Mary https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/562634383819080/?type=1

Christmas Letters From AnnaLeah & Mary, 1996:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=562705110478674&id=464993830249803

Safe Arrival From Texas To North Carolina: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=562795083803010&id=464993830249803

Waffles & Peanut Butter; Even The Hairs On Our Head:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=563065537109298&id=464993830249803

Watching Over Us  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.563068520442333.1073741936.464993830249803&type=1

Everything’s Different This Year  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/563077863774732/?type=1

Christmas Letters From AnnaLeah & Mary, 1998:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=563082103774308&id=464993830249803

This year & last year; Before & After:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=563186590430526&id=464993830249803

Christmas Letters From AnnaLeah & Mary, 2001:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=563193017096550&id=464993830249803

Mary, Smart Little Cookie (“Mary Takes On A Gate”)  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=563807363701782&id=464993830249803

Christmas Letters From AnnaLeah & Mary, 2002:    https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=563666620382523&id=464993830249803

Christmas Letters From AnnaLeah & Mary, 2003:        https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=564344183648100&id=464993830249803

Herod’s Slaughtered Innocents:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=564688433613675&id=464993830249803

Christmas Letters From AnnaLeah & Mary, 2004:      https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=564807693601749&id=464993830249803

Christmas Letters From AnnaLeah & Mary, 2005  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=565873553495163&id=464993830249803

Notice: The Last Thing On The 2013 Calendar (as written by Mary)  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/565931740156011/?type=1

“Though the Fig Tree Should Not Blossom”  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=565938886821963&id=464993830249803

Facebook Posts From January 2014

Christmas Letters from AnnaLeah & Mary, 2005, cont.  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=565870523495466&id=464993830249803

Happy New Year! (Y2K) (AnnaLeah takes care of baby Mary)  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/565950123487506/?type=1

The Power to Captivate & Comfort:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=566439636771888&id=464993830249803

Christmas Letters from AnnaLeah & Mary, 2007  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=566452906770561&id=464993830249803

Christmas Letters from AnnaLeah & Mary, 2008  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=566833013399217&id=464993830249803

Getting Back At It:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=567288466687005&id=464993830249803

Mary Gets A Clown Face From Danelle:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.567421063340412.1073741937.464993830249803&type=1

New Things  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=567439170005268&id=464993830249803

Christmas Letters from AnnaLeah & Mary, 2008, continued  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=566844333398085&id=464993830249803

Peter & Danelle:   https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=567418166674035&id=464993830249803

Levi & Mary; Creative Geniuses At Work:   https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.567837586632093.1073741938.464993830249803&type=1

Hope Reins…A Lot To Think About: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.567903599958825.1073741939.464993830249803&type=1

Christmas Letters From AnnaLeah & Mary, 2009:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=566944503388068&id=464993830249803

Christmas Letters From AnnaLeah & Mary, 2009, continued  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=566946103387908&id=464993830249803

Christmas Letters From AnnaLeah & Mary, 2010  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=568828166533035&id=464993830249803

Christmas Letters From AnnaLeah & Mary, 2012:   https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=568835126532339&id=464993830249803

Photos by Mary; A Brief Look: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.569114166504435.1073741940.464993830249803&type=1

Professor Owl Eyes: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.569658136450038.1073741941.464993830249803&type=1

Unfinished Stories:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=570083963074122&id=464993830249803

What can mere man do to me?  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=570696666346185&id=464993830249803

Mary’s Dolls: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.571219156293936.1073741943.464993830249803&type=1

A Day of Rejoicing; Wedding Video, Rebekah & John  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10202965062075688&id=464993830249803

Wedding Preparations; or, Get Me To The Church On Time!:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.571525072930011.1073741944.464993830249803&type=1

Rebekah & John’s Wedding Photo Album  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10202978075441014&id=464993830249803

Water…life-giving  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/572266012855917/?type=1

The Doctor…AnnaLeah’s writings  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/572778959471289/?type=1

Reminder from Mary…”My peace I give to you”  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/574432619305923/?type=1

Mary & Django: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=574678849281300

Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I…His song will be with me in the night  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203009340062610&id=464993830249803

The Depth Of Our Loss: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.575153172567201.1073741946.464993830249803&type=1

More Photos for The Depth Of Our Loss: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.575153172567201.1073741946.464993830249803&type=1

MLK Holiday Observed:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/572826719466513/?type=1

Make it worthwhile  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/575680035847848/?type=1

The joy of the LORD is my strength…Take courage, it is I, do not be afraid  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=576666962415822&id=464993830249803

Winter Wonderland  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=576942042388314&id=464993830249803

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.576942745721577.1073741947.464993830249803&type=1

Reposting The Depth of Our Loss:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=576282042454314&id=464993830249803

The Weather Outside Is Frightful:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/577147052367813/?type=1

Wishing there were some girls here to enjoy the snow…  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=577310982351420&id=464993830249803

The Meaning Of Life…He knew their names: AnnaLeah & Mary Lydia  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203041578468550&id=464993830249803

If you were in my shoes…O Lord, It’s Beautiful  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203045602209141&id=464993830249803

Aunt Karen’s poem for AnnaLeah’s birth day  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203048845250215&id=464993830249803

Danelle’s Letter to the Judge  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=577896972292821&id=464993830249803

Mary & Naomi  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=578381042244414&id=464993830249803

Sharing Memories of AnnaLeah & Mary with Peter & Danelle, Marcus & Vanessa:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203048973653425&id=464993830249803

Filling in for Mary…Mary LOVED watching the Olympics!  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=578443865571465&id=464993830249803

My Favorite Present: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203049041455120&id=464993830249803

Filling in for AnnaLeah  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=579460438803141&id=464993830249803

Sharing memories of AnnaLeah & Mary with Peter & Danelle, Marcus & Vanessa…Mary Gets a Clown Face From Danelle:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203048948452795&id=464993830249803

Who are these in white robes? In this I hope. . .  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203068823549660&id=464993830249803

Tax time…my emotions are churning  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/580053702077148/?type=1

Marcus wrote a letter to Mary after we moved from Texas.   https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=578445252237993&id=464993830249803

A reminder of the abundant love poured out to us…  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/580449438704241/?type=1

When the weather outside is frightful…  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=580453778703807&id=464993830249803

AnnaLeah & French Bread: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=580854951997023&id=464993830249803

Where’s Gertie? : https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203049044735202&id=464993830249803

Moods & Memories:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=581055915310260&id=464993830249803

This is hilarious! Mary & AnnaLeah would have enjoyed it, I’m sure!  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203086662075612&id=464993830249803

Mary Makes Bread: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203088571443345&id=464993830249803

Sharing memories of AnnaLeah & Mary with Peter & Danelle, Marcus & Vanessa…
With Love, From AnnaLeah:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203048965133212&id=464993830249803

Keen-Sighted Words From AnnaLeah:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203091399274039&id=464993830249803

No word to describe a parent that loses a child…a loss like no other:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203091903126635&id=464993830249803

Sharing memories of AnnaLeah & Mary with Peter & Danelle, Marcus & Vanessa…
Backyard Adventures:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203049037375018&id=464993830249803

A snowman for Mary & AnnaLeah:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/582304171852101/?type=1

Facebook Posts from February 2014

Buttermilk Pie:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/579805732101945/?type=1

Serving with joy:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203105112296856&id=464993830249803

Missing ’em:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=582961528453032&id=464993830249803

True Chicago Fans:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=582664105149441&id=464993830249803

French Bread Recipe & video of Mary making le petit pain:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203119401974089&id=464993830249803

Fatal Crash Exposes Weakness In Federal Safety Rules:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=583713515044500&id=464993830249803

Naomi’s TLC:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=584330924982759&id=464993830249803

Driver Fatigue Monitoring: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=584665968282588&id=464993830249803

Laundry, Love, & Laughter:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=585215144894337&id=464993830249803

AnnaLeah Thoughtfully Shares a Few Words From Her Heart:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203150581353554&id=464993830249803

It is amazing to me to be able to sit and watch & hear AnnaLeah…  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/586387844777067/?type=1

A Triple-Decker Couch:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/586455854770266/?type=1

Feed the Birds:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=586720528077132&id=464993830249803

Mary would have been sad today…Shirley Temple…  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=587699377979247&id=464993830249803

Missing your silly antics, Mary…smile, sigh…  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203189400604011&id=464993830249803

Guess who would be getting ready to watch the Olympics? (wish they were):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=585434754872376&id=464993830249803

Father/Daughter Dances: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.589011837848001.1073741949.464993830249803&type=1

More Father/Daughter Dances: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.589011837848001.1073741949.464993830249803&type=1

Joy…down in my heart:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=589333361149182&id=464993830249803

…saw that it was one of Mary’s.  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/589369374478914/?type=1

…the promise of Spring:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=589415791140939&id=464993830249803

Weeping Willow Memories: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.589584737790711.1073741950.464993830249803&type=1

“AnnaLeah & Mary; They are where they belong”; first funeral sermon, May 18, 2013:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203257405224084&id=464993830249803

Living in the Present:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=595693277179857&id=464993830249803

Will it be any easier next year?  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=595717910510727&id=464993830249803

Memories of a lovely day in the woods & Pooh Sticks:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=595867580495760&id=464993830249803

From the Shattered Bliss of Eden to the Joy of Paradise:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/595925317156653/?type=1

Mary & AnnaLeah beat me to the finish line.  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=596084130474105&id=464993830249803

“Lord, if You had been here; When suffering doesn’t stop (living with chronic pain)”:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203285769613176&id=464993830249803

The possibility of writing a book…  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=596539410428577&id=464993830249803

The last thing AnnaLeah baked in Texas (August 2012):  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/596775087071676/?type=1

Facebook Posts from March 2014

My Father Knew; A Little Story: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.597844443631407.1073741951.464993830249803&type=1

“Your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.”  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=598532090229309&id=464993830249803

First year having Fat Tuesday paczkis with out AnnaLeah & Mary:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/599178280164690/?type=1

He knew what it was like to lose a beloved child… :  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203328011829205&id=464993830249803

“I believe we leave pieces of our heart everywhere.” (Naomi):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203347526277054&id=464993830249803

Worth the Wait:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/601598616589323/?type=1

AnnaLeah & Mary enjoyed their Spring Break 2012:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/602761186473066/?type=1

Turning grief into”a road to health, wholeness & meaningful purpose”:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203398935322248&id=464993830249803

A Gift From Mary; 8 seconds of joy:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203403884125965&id=464993830249803

Mary asks, “Where did you first meet Dad?”: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203413591248637&id=464993830249803

Sign our AnnaLeah & Mary Stand Up for Truck Safety Petition; Ask DOT to protect our families:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203439286571004&id=464993830249803

Would  they have gone for a walk together on this beautiful spring day?  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/607431529339365/?type=1

Jerry just got a heartbreaking email from a coworker:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=607661875982997&id=464993830249803

Mary’s Last Selfie 1 hour before the crash:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=608380992577752&id=464993830249803

“A Mom’s Story & Why We Are Asking For Change” (Youtube video to tell our story & raise awareness of truck safety issues):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203465755872720&id=464993830249803

Rocky Mount Telegram news article about our petition efforts:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/609484702467381/?type=1

The Count Climbs (380) As Our Story Spreads (TV newscast):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203486710516573&id=464993830249803

Reached 500!  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=610038335745351&id=464993830249803

” I will always be keeping them in my heart,” a friend of theirs…  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=610348469047671&id=464993830249803

Naomi captured our sorrows & joys with sensitivity & love:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203497932837124&id=464993830249803

Thanks for sharing this newscast, Rebekah…9,000+ signatures:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203501476765720&id=464993830249803

Joy in the Midst of Tragedy…Mother’s Day, May 12, 2013:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10203508092371106&id=464993830249803

Amazing…what working together will do:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=611262962289555&id=464993830249803

Planning a Petition Party!  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/611325162283335/?type=1

Isaac set up a 6000-page document to mail merge signatures for printing petitions! (plus party photos)   https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=611558358926682&id=464993830249803

Petition folding continues (thanks to Jerry):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=612139202201931&id=464993830249803

Though tears still wet my face for a time. . .  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/612891332126718/?type=1

Like watching a sunset on the lake…watching the goal being met of 10,000 signatures!  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/612915212124330/?type=1

The Petition Folding Continues: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=612139202201931&id=464993830249803

Thanks to the 10,000+ signers of the petition!  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/612897542126097/?type=1

Facebook Posts from April 2014

Boxes & boxes of envelopes for stuffing the signed petitions have arrived! A stack of 10,000 envelopes.   https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/613548148727703/?type=1

Petition folding…making progress, slow but sure:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/613666448715873/?type=1

UT Arlington very supportive…article in the UTA Shorthorn:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=613802958702222&id=464993830249803

“Dear Truck Driver,” begins Danelle’s post… https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=613807198701798&id=464993830249803

“Former Midlander Petitions for Truck Safety” https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=614743865274798&id=464993830249803

Mary & her friend had a sleepover; Mary took a photo of our pretzel baking.  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/614903838592134/?type=1

AnnaLeah, Our BookLover: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=615300465219138&id=464993830249803

6,000 petitions folded! 4,000 plus to go! https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=615471055202079&id=464993830249803

Mary enjoyed going to Confirmation Class. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=615476611868190&id=464993830249803

National Transporation Safety Board recommends stronger underride guards:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=616364501779401&id=464993830249803

Project Show & Tell: Featuring Naomi’s photos of Mary’s Gertie  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=616516858430832&id=46499383024980

Always on our minds. Missing you. Some things which Marcus & Vanessa recently said. . .  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=616919828390535&id=464993830249803

Coalition puts victims of traffic fatalities in spotlight in Midland, Texas https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=616958178386700&id=464993830249803

Mary Smells the Lilacs: “Did you get me smelling them?”  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=617416141674237&id=464993830249803

Petition Update: 10,796 (and counting). Running the race with endurance. . .   https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/618453051570546/?type=1

Our hearts & prayers go out to the victims & their families in this FedEx/bus crash:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=618556211560230&id=464993830249803

Mary knew how to enjoy life’s simple pleasures (Mary Climbs the Dune Steps):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=618867384862446&id=464993830249803

Remembering April 8, 2013…AnnaLeah sews a tiny bridal dress for Vanessa:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=619006331515218&id=464993830249803

This time last year (April 14, 2013), I didn’t have a clue what we were about to face. . .  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/619972531418598/?type=1

Newscast on Atlanta station on NTSB Recommendation Stronger Underride Guards:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=620517098030808&id=464993830249803

“You will never be worthy…”,  AnnaLeah Karth  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/620744778008040/?type=1

It will never be enough (no matter what we do)…  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/621010517981466/?type=1

Instructions for printing & mailing the petition:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/620982704650914/?type=1

Glory be to Jesus who in bitter pain… https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=621428704606314&id=464993830249803

Spreading the word about the petition: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=621474857935032&id=464993830249803

I wish that I didn’t have a reason to get excited about this (10,951 petitions):  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/621493701266481/?type=1

Naomi, thank you for sharing with us: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=621585007924017&id=464993830249803

AnnaLeah is not here to take up the gauntlet (Frozen dress):  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/621086627973855/?type=1

Maundy Thursday: God & Man At Table Are Sat Down  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=621595317922986&id=464993830249803

Mary wrote in her Confirmation notebook in 2013:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/621014731314378/?type=1

Discovered that we will be able to stop at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in DC on May 5:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=621906367891881&id=464993830249803

First time baking hot cross buns without AnnaLeah & Mary: https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/622256501190201/?type=1 

I wasn’t prepared for the surge of emotions (Good Friday):  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/622315607850957/?type=1

Mary would have been busy coloring eggs…  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/622565067826011/?type=1

On April 1, 2013…In Christ Alone…  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/622547577827760/?type=1

Happy Birthday, Naomi, Love, Mary: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=623052294443955&id=464993830249803

Celebrating this first Easter without AnnaLeah & Mary:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/622985727783945/?type=1

When the loss of a loved one is the source of suffering…a more subdued celebration but still the blessed assurance of knowing that my Redeemer lives:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=623066027775915&id=464993830249803

A Gift To AnnaLeah:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/622989997783518/?type=1

Stirring up uncomfortable memories:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/623597597722758/?type=1

Petition Update: 10,992 Signatures!  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/624116517670866/?type=1

Thank you for helping us to make a difference:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=624127964336388&id=464993830249803

Mary could always find someone to read to her!   https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=624743604274824&id=464993830249803

11,000 Signatures on the Petition!!!   https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/624767150939136/?type=1

Finished Vanessa’s Elsa/Frozen dress–just in time:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/624803777602140/?type=1

The letter Mary wrote to herself in April 2013:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/620677434681441/?type=1

Deja vu…Mary…Vanessa…:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/625774844171700/?type=1

Our story in our hometown papter, The Grand Rapids Press:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=626545484094636&id=464993830249803

Some glimpses of Mary’s Baptism & her Confirmation Questioning:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=627089110706940&id=464993830249803

AnnaLeah & Mary; They were loved. They are missed. (Too much to bear.):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=627644697318048&id=464993830249803

Plans for our trip to DC…pray:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=628658787216639&id=464993830249803

Facebook Posts from May 2014

AnnaLeah & Mary on WRAL News: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=629626083786576&id=464993830249803

Mary & AnnaLeah…missing them: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=629689223780262&id=464993830249803

AnnaLeah…short-term mission trips/servant events:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=629942430421608&id=464993830249803

One year ago. Very hard.: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=630012043747980&id=464993830249803

Loading the Petitions Into the Van: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.630057417076776.1073741953.464993830249803&type=1

Loading the Petitions Into the Van–because they cannot be here with us:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=630070443742140&id=464993830249803

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration released a statement about our advocacy (WRAL newscast):  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/630161177066400/?type=1

Grace Girls Appreciated AnnaLeah: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=629152003833984&id=464993830249803

Though the Fig Tree Should Not Blossom; AnnaLeah:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=629152730500578&id=464993830249803

Before & After; Life Goes On…Mary’s photo before we left on the trip:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=621911867891331&id=464993830249803

Sarah Eaton’s Photos of AnnaLeah & Mary: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=629153497167168&id=464993830249803

Snuggle Now, AnnaLeah & Mary, In Jesus’ Arms:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=629153973833787&id=464993830249803

Time…a poem by AnnaLeah:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/628956387186879/?type=1

Hug a Brother/Hug a Sister:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=629155337166984&id=464993830249803

With Love, From AnnaLeah:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=629155820500269&id=464993830249803

In memory of AnnaLeah–AnnaLeah’s Last Journey; The Best Is Yet To Come:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=623287177753800&id=464993830249803

Remembering AnnaLeah–With Sisters: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=629157550500096&id=464993830249803

Remembering AnnaLeah–Grace Girls moms, babies & toddlers loved AnnaLeah:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=630165207065997&id=464993830249803

Remembering AnnaLeah–Bibliophile: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=629156653833519&id=464993830249803

One year ago…we  lost AnnaLeah, Caring & Courageous:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=629158020500049&id=464993830249803

Remembering AnnaLeah–With Dad: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=629158400500011&id=464993830249803

Remembering AnnaLeah–Hiking in the Fort Davis Mountains:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=629158773833307&id=464993830249803

Remembering AnnaLeah–With Brothers: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=629159193833265&id=464993830249803

Remembering AnnaLeah–AnnaLeah Trims the Blinds While Mary Plays:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=629159823833202&id=464993830249803

Remembering AnnaLeah–My Favorite Present:   https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=629160070499844&id=464993830249803

Remembering AnnaLeah–“A Short Film”: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=629163767166141&id=464993830249803

Remembering AnnaLeah–Camp Lone Star Servant Event:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=629166170499234&id=464993830249803

A call from Highland Cemetery:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/631380383611146/?type=1

Here in DC–waiting to begin a busy day: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=630771677005350&id=464993830249803

From Naomi, Some of Sam’s Family Delivering the Petitions Today:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=631166916965826&id=464993830249803

Newscast on our trip to DC: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=631165060299345&id=464993830249803

Remembering a post from Naomi on May 6, 2013, with hard news:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=631440853605099&id=464993830249803

A photo of an underride guard on our trip to D.C.:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=631486576933860&id=464993830249803

We are thankful for the help with the petition & the opportunity to deliver it in DC:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/631992393549945/?type=1

Mary’s Last Selfie:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/632027763546408/?type=1

Capturing Georgia Images:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=632182896864228&id=464993830249803

Today, one year ago, Mary died:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=632355723513612&id=464993830249803

Photo albums of Mary:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=632189130196938&id=464993830249803

Mary was so much more… https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=632355723513612&id=464993830249803

Found a photo to treasure forever:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/632377536844764/?type=1

A Mother’s or Father’s Grief:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/632396133509571/?type=1

Email from a Grand Rapids reporter about underride guards:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=632414883507696&id=464993830249803

Mary’s Gift to Others:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=632424780173373&id=464993830249803

Live Action Mary; Videos of Mary from over the years:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=632190353530149&id=464993830249803

“Mary’s Life,” A Photo Collage created by Mary herself when she was about 12:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/632436713505513/?type=1

New photos of the headstone  from their Aunt Kathryn:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=632494990166352&id=464993830249803

Links to AnnaLeah videos & photo albums:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/632499506832567/?type=1

Some memorable things written by AnnaLeah & Mary:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=632536463495538&id=464993830249803

Mary could turn everyday events into memorable adventures:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=632191620196689&id=464993830249803

Jerry wants to say thank you:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=632586550157196&id=464993830249803

Weeping in the Night. Joy in the Morning:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=632871996795318&id=464993830249803

AnnaLeah & Mary “Go to Washington”:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.632987866783731.1073741954.464993830249803&type=1

Wedding Preparations; or, Get Me To The Church On Time:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=629164467166071&id=464993830249803

Remembering the good times we had preparing for Rebekah & John’s wedding:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/633462553402929/?type=1

Discharged from the hospital, May 10, 2013:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=633509063398278&id=464993830249803

Happy First Anniversary, Rebekah & John!:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=629164853832699&id=464993830249803

So proud of our children:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=633864030029448&id=464993830249803

Remembering May 11, 2013, Rebekah & John, A Day of Rejoicing:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=623281737754344&id=464993830249803

Our family was gathered together on Mother’s Day, May 12, 2013:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=632148993534285&id=464993830249803

Update on Petition Effort/Trip to DC : https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=634723696610148&id=464993830249803

Thank you for standing with us:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=634735399942311&id=464993830249803

Jerry, my hero…made a rock garden with two little angels:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=634737609942090&id=464993830249803

Faded Glory; Love you to the moon and back:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=635228239893027&id=464993830249803

Please pray that we can get access to AnnaLeah’s writings in her email accounts:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/635588609856990/?type=1

Honored by the White House & DOT, Daphne Izer, Champion of Change:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=635631816519336&id=464993830249803

Our Birthday Girl…AnnaLeah (Forever 17):  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.635931149822736.1073741955.464993830249803&type=1

AnnaLeah shared her love & laughter her whole life long:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/635983229817528/?type=1

The best is yet to come:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/636049596477558/?type=1

AnnaLeah loved to give books as presents:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=636266939789157&id=464993830249803

AnnaLeah’s birthday…I hope she knew how much she was loved (19 Forever 17):   https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=636277136454804&id=464993830249803

“AnnaLeah & Mary are where they belong”…May 18, 2013:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=623272087755309&id=464993830249803

Someday we, too, like Mary & AnnaLeah, will be where we belong:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=638135319602319&id=464993830249803

AnnaLeah & Mary “Go To Washington” news article:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=638148836267634&id=464993830249803

Rocky Mount news article about trip to DC:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=638654692883715&id=464993830249803

It does not take much to remind me of the enormity of our loss:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/639956822753502/?type=1

More Opposition to DOT Safety Measures?!   https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/640154326067085/?type=1

Pray for glitch in Petition input into Comments on ELD:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=640377882711396&id=464993830249803

Mary would have wanted to photograph the fireflies:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=640435316038986&id=464993830249803

Mary enjoyed the moment; another Texas rainstorm:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=640751682674016&id=464993830249803

In appreciation. . . : https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=641536805928837&id=464993830249803

Feels like a bottomless pit of grief:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/641221619293689/?type=1

Eagerly Awaiting!:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=641760569239794&id=464993830249803

Letter from NHTSA administrator letting us know they will contact us when there is a rulemaking initiated on underride guards:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/642301169185734/?type=1

Our 11,391 petitions added to Public Comments online for Electronic Logging Devices:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/642833655799152/?type=1

See the names & comments here:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=642828845799633&id=464993830249803

Precious reminders of AnnaLeah & Mary (fair are the meadows): https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=643180975764420&id=464993830249803

AnnaLeah & Mary faithfully followed the Spelling Bee:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=643414602407724&id=464993830249803

Facebook Posts from June 2014

No easy answer for DUI concerns as Marijuana gains support:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=645211915561326&id=464993830249803

Getting ready to cut squares of AnnaLeah’s clothes for a quilt:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/645248992224285/?type=1

One Year on Facebook; Thank you for your support:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/643611389054712/?type=1

Tired Truckers…Senate Appropriations Committee:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=647638248652026&id=464993830249803

More on Political Activity: https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/647724041976780/?type=1

More on Senate Appropriations Committee:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/647661725316345/?type=1

Debate on Hours of Service Rules/THUD Amendment:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=647961931952991&id=464993830249803

His song will be with me in the night:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=649066371842547&id=464993830249803

Remembering our farewell to AnnaLeah & Mary on June 8, 2013 (Sam & Naomi photos):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=637260029689848&id=464993830249803

Remembering our farewell to AnnaLeah & Mary:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=632184130197438&id=464993830249803

Video funeral, June 8, 2013:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=649179625164555&id=464993830249803

Another truck crash (Tracy Morgan); Let’s call it what it is: DWF=Driving While Fatigued:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/649648205117697/?type=1

Petitions Recorded in Public Comments for Electronic Logging Devices:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=649668325115685&id=464993830249803

Current News & Commentaries on Drowsy Driving: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=650037051745479&id=464993830249803

Anti Truck Safety Move; Please help now:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=650596918356159&id=464993830249803

National attention being drawn to the issue of drowsy truck drivers; Daphne Izer with Diane Sawyer:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=650850818330769&id=464993830249803

Radio Talk Show on Drowsy Driving:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=651142224968295&id=464993830249803

It’s a wonder anything ever gets done! https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=653799024702615&id=464993830249803

Rebekah shares our story on newscast: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=654352204647297&id=464993830249803

Blog on truck safety by another family:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=654889441260240&id=464993830249803

Foreign truckers to be fined for driving tired:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=655139031235281&id=464993830249803

Daines’ Amendment attempts to block increase to minimum liability insurance for truckers:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=652094598206391&id=464993830249803

Call to Action: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=655145287901322&id=464993830249803

Action Alert on Booker Amendment (Truck Safety):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=655191361230048&id=464993830249803

Another book donated to the library  in memory of AnnaLeah & Mary:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=655934144489103&id=464993830249803

NTSB Report on Tracy Morgan Crash & Activity in Congress:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=656418221107362&id=464993830249803

Never a Dull Moment; Day by Day:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=657610954321422&id=464993830249803

Visit to Great Dane Research Facility; Underride Guards: Can We Sit Down At The Table Together: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=660399837375867&id=464993830249803

Missing Them (AnnaLeah’s Time poem):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=660982220650962&id=464993830249803

Weeping Willows:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=661222870626897&id=464993830249803

Photo of AnnaLeah reminds me of my sister:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=661781083904409&id=464993830249803

Facebook Posts from July 2014

Encouraging Communications; Well, I should hope so:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/662235947192256/?type=1

Recent Communications on Underride Guards…a team effort:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=662728540476330&id=464993830249803

Simple Moving Memories From Mary’s Camera:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=665537510195433&id=46499383024

You can look at most any person and, if you could see under the surface of things, you would see all kinds of loss and pain and grief:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=665063210242863&id=464993830249803

German Test Center: Truck underride protection in crash tests:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=665777036838147&id=464993830249803

This is not a small problem. Safety while traveling on the roads touches us all in some way. This is huge.:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/666240420125142/?type=1

Email received re:  ‘Grant of petition for rulemaking’  on underride guards:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=666375226778328&id=464993830249803

Bittersweet moment: Announcement about underride guard rulemaking process (sorrow & love flow mingled down): https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=666723043410213&id=464993830249803

Making Progress In Improving Underride Guards (Just in time for someone else):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=667622679986916&id=464993830249803

Our Crash Was Not An Accident:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=668425239906660&id=464993830249803

Truck Safety Needs Bipartisan Support (video: You always go ahead of me):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=669567123125805&id=464993830249803

So easy to get caught up in the busyness & intensity of life:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=669883169760867&id=464993830249803

Underride Guards in the News (RTV6 newscast):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=670047383077779&id=464993830249803

Dangers of Drowsy Driving (newscast…safety advocate talks on Tracy Morgan crash):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=670064406409410&id=464993830249803

Clarifying the ATA Position on Underride Guards:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=670881946327656&id=464993830249803

And so the people believed…:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/671652312917286/?type=1

Cutting Quilt Squares From AnnaLeah’s & Mary’s Clothes:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=671670009582183&id=464993830249803

News article…advocacy for new underride guard rulemaking & quilting project:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=672056936210157&id=464993830249803

Remembering those who have gone before me:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=672323742850143&id=464993830249803

Projected Date for Rulemaking Process on Minimum Liability Insurance:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=673017476114103&id=464993830249803

Interview on our story & proposed underride guard rule:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=673067506109100&id=464993830249803

Article on Mandatory Truck Side Guards: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=674804665935384&id=464993830249803

More on Side Guards:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=675238399225344&id=464993830249803

At all times…He is my Rock:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=675698982512619&id=464993830249803

Trauma Muscle Memory:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=676647919084392&id=464993830249803

Leader at FMCSA to leave the agency:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=677154669033717&id=464993830249803

Graffa Park photo of AnnaLeah & Mary, Midland, Texas:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/677309349018249/?type=1

Beautiful calligraphy…Blessed is he who trusts in the Lord:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=677832812299236&id=464993830249803

Facebook Posts from August 2014

Reporting on “Making of Gremlins in the Basement” (starring Mary) (video):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=678191255596725&id=464993830249803

Camp Lone Star quilt squares (AL & M) (video):  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/678836595532191/?type=1

Newscast on our crash (Atlanta): Families Seek to Reduce Fatal Tractor-Trailer Accidents:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=679750132107504&id=464993830249803

Deep & abiding. . .:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=680289112053606&id=464993830249803

Happy Birthday (15), Mary! (Forever 13) Mary of the Lake (video):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=680470912035426&id=464993830249803

Hard to imagine that 2 whole birthdays have passed:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=680982581984259&id=464993830249803

Another ending…enjoying the process of preserving memories:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/681565401925977/?type=1

Law Enforcement: with justice for all (balancing truth & love):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=684331904982660&id=464993830249803

Safety: I do not think that word means what you think it means:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=684918801590637&id=464993830249803

MOM (Mad Old Mother) has had it up to here! (Reckless driving & criminal injustice):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=686239081458609&id=464993830249803

Does God’s protection usually bypass or override reckless or irresponsible actions?:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=686496958099488&id=464993830249803

Simple things bring Mary to mind (Sunny Mary in the Rain youtube):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=687107341371783&id=464993830249803

Serendipity…found AnnaLeah’s Book Reading List:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/688221664593684/?type=1

Here today and gone tomorrow: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=688994894516361&id=464993830249803

I wonder if it will ever get any easier:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=689496371132880&id=464993830249803

Wish  they were here to tell me what I have forgotten:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=690527027696481&id=464993830249803

Simply AnnaLeah …so we will remember her (Youtube video):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=689516144464236&id=464993830249803

Good news; We rescue…:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=691808107568373&id=464993830249803

Facebook Posts from September 2014

Peek-a-Boo Balloons; It wasn’t what I planned (Youtube video) (#notincontrol):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=696536307095553&id=464993830249803

Peek-A-Boo Balloons  (photo album):  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.696975690384948.1073741956.464993830249803&type=1

Do not be anxious for tomorrow:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=697472810335236&id=464993830249803

Justice, Up Close & Personal:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=697892490293268&id=464993830249803

Senseless deaths, helpless rage:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/698151523600698/?type=1

The power of the smallest thing to bring them to mind:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=698313160251201&id=464993830249803

Slow but sure…progress in three areas:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=700591616690022&id=464993830249803

AnnaLeah used to have colorful dreams:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=698751316874052&id=464993830249803

You know one thing I really miss about Mary?:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=705895692826281&id=464993830249803

Sisters Enjoying Nature:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=713594452056405&id=464993830249803

September Memories; Mary’s First Year, 1999:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=713595672056283&id=464993830249803

Another Autumn Memory; AnnaLeah’s First Year, September 1995:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=713595105389673&id=464993830249803

I am so thankful for those memories:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/701799246569259/?type=1

Justice for Seven People Killed By a Truck Driver:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=702135929868924&id=464993830249803

Catharsis…Saudade “…a deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for an absent something or someone that one loves.”: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=702593599823157&id=464993830249803

Mary would have loved to be right there with them:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=703652453050605&id=464993830249803

Help me, Lord, to say goodbye, day by day:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=704050566344127&id=464993830249803

Happy Times in September 2010:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=704233786325805&id=464993830249803

Photographic Memories. Thanks to the Inventor.:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=704834532932397&id=464993830249803

Morning Glories Quickly Fading…The Lord it is who gives…:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=705177812898069&id=464993830249803

I had a dream & Mary Moments:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=707257159356801&id=464993830249803

Cinnamon & Ants; Making sense out of tragedy:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=707717949310722&id=464993830249803

“Death on the Highway Leaves Dozing Trucker Angry”:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=707974279285089&id=464993830249803

Facebook Posts from October 2014

A few moments of Mary at her Baptism, October 1, 1999:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=708763039206213&id=464993830249803

Mary’s Baptismal Birthday (longer version):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=708603739222143&id=464993830249803

Bloomberg article:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/708378089244708/?type=1&permPage=1

Taking baby steps to move forward with life: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=709355555813628&id=464993830249803

IIHS new Status Report on Underride Guards:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/713472912068559/?type=1&permPage=1

AnnaLeah, Creative, Resourceful & Caring; Missin’ you bunches:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=711322838950233&id=464993830249803

Got a new photo of the headstone from my sister:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=712254595523724&id=464993830249803

Marcus & Vanessa; How they loved them!:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=713125625436621&id=464993830249803

The Proof is in the Bubbles:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=714387628643754&id=464993830249803

Entry Level Truck Driver Training:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=713031395446044&id=464993830249803

In the Twinkling of an Eye:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/721860324563151/?type=1&permPage=1

Response to comments from the trucking industry:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=709556085793575&id=464993830249803

Feeling fragile in so many ways:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=712886185460565&id=464993830249803

Sweet Song of Comfort:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=714791188603398&id=464993830249803

Getting my mind off of hard things & onto wonderful memories:   https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=718064268276090&id=464993830249803

AnnaLeah’s First Year of Life, October & November 1995:   https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=713597412056109&id=464993830249803

Mary’s First Year of Life; October & November 1999:   https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=713598718722645&id=464993830249803

How do you prepare yourself to go see the man who killed your daughters?:   https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/718262111589639/?type=1

Court Hearing Monday; Pray:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/717855831630267/?type=1&permPage=1

Our Trip to Georgia; October 2014:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=720098898072627&id=464993830249803

The Court Hearing  THAT DIDN’T BRING THEM BACK:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=719977194751464&id=464993830249803

Remembering Our Last Fall Together (2012):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=713599032055947&id=464993830249803

Quite a week; Talked with witness & another bus/truck crash:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=721116471304203&id=464993830249803

Remembering October Days Enjoyed by AnnaLeah & Mary:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=713600265389157&id=464993830249803

Just finished trimming quilt squares:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/722296197852897/?type=1

Organized quilt squares (#pretendyouknowwhatyouaredoing):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=722818707800646&id=464993830249803

Bittersweet…went to a game night without them:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=722021334547050&id=464993830249803

Two quilt patterns ready to sew:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=723339234415260&id=464993830249803

“Uncle Mike gets to meet AnnaLeah & Mary”: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=723222531093597&id=464993830249803

Truck Driver Wage Theft: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=723656891050161&id=464993830249803

Missing them:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=723873701028480&id=464993830249803

Help Me To Love As You Love:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=723625804386603&id=464993830249803

Here are the lyrics & music for the song in that video: I want to love and obey .

World’s Largest Truck Convoy:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=724045507677966&id=464993830249803

Mary enjoyed her last October (2012):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=724304580985392&id=464993830249803

The Headless Creatures & costume fun over the years:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=724314460984404&id=464993830249803

I wonder what…will never be:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/725185964230587/?type=1

Reformation Day…photos Mary took in October 2012:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=725190607563456&id=464993830249803

Got the first quilt squares sewed together:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/725242884224895/?type=1

Facebook Posts from November 2014

All Saints Day in North Carolina…2012 & 2013:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=725099240905926&id=464993830249803

Locket of Love:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=725533194195864&id=464993830249803

All Saints Sunday; #notincontrol #childrenoftheheavenlyFather:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/725691647513352/?type=1

Oatmeal Raisin cookies & Apple Pie…2 pieces leftover:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=726235250792325&id=464993

Aslan or the Lion of Judah:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=726603284088855&id=464993830249803

The Joy of the LORD is my Strength:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=727352057347311&id=464993830249803

Journey through grief now chronicled here on our website:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=728600053889178&id=464993830249803

Making cookies without Mary:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=729399107142606&id=464993830249803

Time: Past–Present–Future. . . https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=730866893662494&id=464993830249803

AnnaLeah & Mary liked to play in a clothesline tent:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=732566086825908&id=464993830249803

Tissue Donation Discovery (Mary’s gift of life):  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/733144933434690/?type=1

Mary’s labor of love; countless people touch our lives:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=735344239881426&id=464993830249803

“Mary’s dog” & The Mockingjay; life’s many reminders:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=736764269739423&id=464993830249803

Mary, Did You Know?  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/737768296305687/?type=1

Tissue donation helps turn tragedy into healing(a news report from Georgia): https://www.facebook.com/permalink.phpstory_fbid=740099329405917&id=464993830249803

Facebook Posts from December 2014

“Lord, where there is sadness let me sow joy.” :  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/740580036024513/?type=1

“Rocket scientist’s idea could put an end to texting while driving”:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=741111285971388&id=464993830249803

FMCSA issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Minimum Liability Insurance for Truckers:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/741290079286842/?type=1

Christmas Hallelujah (I can trust):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=741559589259891&id=464993830249803

Request to express opposition to push for longer trucker hours:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=742001562549027&id=464993830249803

Sing for joy and be glad:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/742485022500681/?type=1

Letter by mother of truck crash victim questions senator’s actions:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=743049085777608&id=464993830249803

TSC Media Advisory re: Congress activity on truck driver Hours of Service/fatigue issue:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=744205695661947&id=464993830249803

Secretary Foxx speaks out; Why We Care About Truck Driver Fatigue?:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=744301222319061&id=464993830249803

Interesting article for grieving persons:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=745834078832442&id=464993830249803

Tug of War Over Truck Driver Hours:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=746402302108953&id=464993830249803

Rocky Mount Telegram reports on reactions to battle in Congress over trucker hours:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=746875565394960&id=464993830249803

“Maine Senator Is Again Friend To Trucking As Rule Eased” (Bloomberg News):  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=747892625293254&id=464993830249803

Bloomberg News completes an in-depth report on underride guards and our story:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=748266901922493&id=464993830249803

Trucking world seems to be taking note of the Bloomberg report on underride guards:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=748764185206098&id=464993830249803

The AnnaLeah & Mary Stand Up For Truck Safety Petition has been posted to the Public Comments in the Federal Register for the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Minimum Insurance for Truckers:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/749542571794926/?type=1

AnnaLeah & Mary Memorial Bricks in the “Court of Honor” at Midland College:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=749612068454643&id=464993830249803

Rocky Mount Telegram reports on seesaw of truck safety progress:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/751798468236003/?type=1

A Truck Crash Ended Their Christmases Here but didn’t take away our Christmas memories of AnnaLeah & Mary:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/753598871389296/?type=1

What is the most important truth AnnaLeah & Mary believed in their short lives?  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=756349227780927&id=464993830249803

Mary, Merry Christmas!:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=756495437766306&id=464993830249803

Duke’s Healing Garden; O Lord, it’s beautiful!  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=758401867575663&id=464993830249803

Facebook Posts from January 2015

Mary made the most of every moment; Mary bakes an engagement cake for Rebekah:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=756504901098693&id=464993830249803

Friends are Friends Forever: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=763730883709428&id=464993830249803

Mary’s “Clue” game sheet: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=764341826981667&id=464993830249803

“Mary Karth Shared A Post With You”: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=766777510071432&id=464993830249803

One Month To Live. Google Sends An Exciting Email:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=767081003374416&id=464993830249803

Pray for new NHTSA director & favor for a specific truck safety request:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=768063103276206&id=464993830249803

AnnaLeah’s Gmail Contents Arrived!!!   https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/768117546604095/?type=1

Remembering Mary Lydia Karth on MLK Day: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=769660393116477&id=464993830249803

Heard back from DOT on matter of requested truck safety action; promised a phone call in February to explore it further: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=771734699575713&id=464993830249803

The joy of the Lord is my strength: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=772379146177935&id=464993830249803

An Afternoon At The Duck Pond: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=775425769206606&id=464993830249803

Success Story With Truck Side Guards: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=775829502499566&id=464993830249803

Quilt-making Progress:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=776351229114060&id=464993830249803

Facebook Posts from February 2015

My Response To MakeSafeHappen Nationwide Super Bowl Commercial: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=777973962285120&id=464993830249803

AnnaLeah’s Third Email Account Contents Arrived!  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=778502075565642&id=464993830249803

Precious Notes From Mary:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=781897975226052&id=464993830249803

Mary’s Valentine Creation (2013):  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/775341972548319/?type=1

AnnaLeah Visits Historical Durham:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=784940288255154&id=464993830249803

Paczkis on Fat Tuesday with leftovers. . . https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=785623171520199&id=464993830249803

Snow angels in our memorial rock garden: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=786129374802912&id=464993830249803

Crash Avoidance Technology for Large Trucks: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=787102668038916&id=464993830249803

Speak up for Increased Minimum Liability Insurance:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=787504627998720&id=464993830249803

Making progress on the first of two quilts: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=787696687979514&id=464993830249803

Buddy Girls and AnnaLeah’s dog…rest from their labors: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=788345234581326&id=464993830249803

Reform in Auto Safety Recalls: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=789574441125072&id=464993830249803

Comment Now on Proposed Rule on Minimum Insurance:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=790174807731702&id=464993830249803

A Treasury of Karth Family Recipes. . . https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=791399357609247&id=464993830249803

Remembering AnnaLeah & Mary in A Treasury of Karth Family Recipes:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=791451080937408&id=464993830249803

Facebook Posts from March 2015

Serendipitous finds. . . Receipt from Mary’s Confirmation Dress:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=792973304118519&id=464993830249803

Serendipitous finds…they remember their grandpa:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=793511000731416&id=464993830249803

Found their winter gear… Such good times they had together:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=793754744040375&id=464993830249803

AnnaLeah’s glasses: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=794230430659473&id=464993830249803

Reminders of the intense time last year when we launched The AnnaLeah & Mary Stand Up For Truck Safety Petition:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=795116680570848&id=464993830249803

What came after the Petition:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=795284200554096&id=464993830249803

We are looking forward. . . https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=795556900526826&id=464993830249803

Soon after arriving in North Carolina, Vanessa. . .  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=799799353435914&id=464993830249803

Mary’s St. Patrick’s Day Entertainment:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=800817886667394&id=464993830249803

Marcus said today that he wanted to show Mary. . .  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=801951376554045&id=464993830249803

Too Often, Too Little, Too Late  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=802357876513395&id=464993830249803

Vanessa Makes Bread (video): https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=802493766499806&id=464993830249803

Mary wrote about her Michigan memories  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=803064043109445&id=464993830249803

I enjoyed reading Levi’s Blog post  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=803357243080125&id=464993830249803

AnnaLeah also wrote in the scrapbook for her Grandpa’s birthday:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=803077919774724&id=464993830249803

Vanessa started her first sewing project today:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=804112809671235&id=464993830249803

Marcus has missed his mom & dad:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=804468346302348&id=464993830249803

Marcus’ and Vanessa’s memories of AnnaLeah & Mary  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=804918052924044&id=464993830249803

When Marcus saw this photo of AnnaLeah yesterday. . .  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=805751999507316&id=464993830249803

Real Pain, Real Peace:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=807102976038885&id=464993830249803

The cat which AnnaLeah made for Vanessa:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=807536205995562&id=464993830249803

Facebook Posts from April 2015

April is Distracted Driving Month: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=808644005884782&id=464993830249803

Here are some apps to help stop & reward driving without cell phone use:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=811953185553864&id=464993830249803

Many things can hamper your ability to be a safe driver:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=812013028881213&id=464993830249803

Danelle asked me to mend these stuffed toys which Mary had made:  https://www.facebook.com/464993830249803/photos/a.465869083495611.1073741828.464993830249803/813057898776726/?type=1

You always go ahead of me: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=817398961675953&id=464993830249803

AnnaLeah Visited Historical Sites in Durham: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=818255581590291&id=464993830249803

A crash in Georgia this week; sounds way too familiar:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=818781861537663&id=464993830249803

Sunflower & Morning Glory House: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=818793531536496&id=464993830249803

“Aunt Mary swallowed one of her teeth.”  & Two Years Ago at This Time:  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=820390774710105&id=464993830249803

Facebook Posts from May 2015

Facebook Posts from March 2016

Bright yellow forsythia & deep pink azalea filling my backyard, remind me that another springtime has come which they will never fill with their joy and laughter. Never theirs to enjoy.

Yesterday, Danelle recalled her most horrible St. Patrick’s Day in 3rd grade when she forgot to wear green and suffered 100s of pinches at school. Being taught at home, Mary did not have that worry. She simply loved any holiday (“Every day’s a holiday with Mary”) and gladly wore green.

AnnaLeah writing

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