Dear Friends,

Janet Haskin, wife of Robert Haskin (Roger's dad), passed away on Wednesday, March 7th.  She had been battling cancer and put up a heroic fight.  She was an incredible woman and our children loved her.  She will be sorely missed.  It is a great thing to say she connected so well with us, because we actually only visited them three times and they came to us three times in the 18 years that we have known each other. She was so warm and loving, that the title 'grandma' was particularly well suited for her and my children used it with adoration.  I loved her charming personality and great sense of adventure.  The way she said, "Bob...", with her New York accent, just delighted me.  She loved him to pieces and was quite proud of her car-loving, food-making, humor-having husband. Janet leaves behind three grown daughters that were very close to her. 

This happened so suddenly that the Lord has used it to remind me to keep short accounts with those around me and to remember to tell people often how much I love them.  We were so blessed to have her in our lives for the last 18 years!

Roger returns home tonight from Florida, where he was spending some family time with his father.  We are grateful he could go and just be there for support.