By Michaela Gordoni
FIXER TO FABULOUS’s Jenny Marrs wrote a thoughtful birthday post for her mother-in-law, Donna Marrs, who passed away in September.
“Yesterday, I dropped off a few quick meal to a friend who had spent the afternoon in the hospital waiting room,” Marrs wrote on Wednesday. “As I left the hospital, my body remembered all the times I’ve spent within those walls…The one person who was front and center in every single memory: my selfless, amazing mother-in-law, Donna Marrs.”
“She worked as a nurse, yes, but she spent her life being a caregiver to everyone around her. She just always showed up. Every game, every school talent show, every class party. She was there,” she said.
Marrs misses Donna’s unexpected visits, laugh and joy that she brought to everyone around her.
“I miss seeing her in that blue and white striped bathing suit cover up, down on the dock, doing what she loved best: fishing with the kids, replacing their worms with a hearty laugh,” she continued. “I miss her phone calls and her voicemails asking me to give her a call when I had the time. The thing is, she always had the time for us.”
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“And, we didn’t get enough time with her. It wasn’t enough time,” she said. “I just miss her so deeply.”
Donna was one of the best people Marrs knew.
“Jesus, throw her a big birthday party today for us, ok? She loves angel food cake with strawberries. Do you have birthday banners in Heaven?”
“If so, please hang the biggest one you’ve got. Tell her we love her and are celebrating her here today, too. Remind her that we are doing okay because she always pointed us to you.”
“That’s the best gift she gave to all of us left here without her: the promise of Eternity back together again,” Marrs finished.
She attached dozens of photos of her family with her mother-in-law, who smiled brightly in many of them.
Marrs’ husband Dave also wrote his mom a tribute.
“Happy heavenly birthday to my Mom, Donna Marrs. There isn’t a day that goes by that your aren’t in my thoughts,” he said.
“I see and feel your presence every single day. At every important moment, every one of the kids games, every birthday, celebration, hard time, or happy time. You are missed,” he wrote. “You are loved. We will see each other again someday. Love you Mom.
In September, Marrs said she hopes she leaves a legacy like Donna’s.
“Well done, Donna. Well done. You never wavered in your love or your faith,” Marrs said.
“We don’t know how to move forward here without you but I promise we will try our best. We will hold tight to the hope set before us. We love you so so so so so so much.”
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