Judy was such a very loved and adored mom. She had so much grace and kindness. I just miss her terribly. I can't really understand this and I'm not really believing it yet.
I know how Judy was such a beautiful example of love, and especially God's love, so I know she is the "footsteps" when we miss her... I learned so much from Judy. Being young and not knowing a lot when we moved down, Judy was a great model of calm composure. She was fun, too. I loved her "old fashioned little girl" side and admired her many long friendships.
I will always remember how welcoming and accepting she was, even if I felt awkward at times inside. She helped me a lot and I always looked up to Judy and admired her in many ways: adventures in traveling, learning new technology, being such a great hostess and a killer cook!, her beautiful marriage, committing to working to build our community, and just being a lighthouse in a complex world for me, Harry, and our children.
Babies and children always adored Judy because, as we realized, "Babies just know." Yes, they do! She helped me with our babies, too, and was right about to have our boys stay for the July 4th weekend. I know how much they and each of us are going miss her.