If you’ve never been to George West, Texas, you really ought to go–NOW! Due to heavy rains, Texas wildflowers this year are thick and brilliant in South Texas. Mike and I just spent 4 days there. We were amazed by the seemingly never-ending beauty of Texas wildflowers.

We were there to attend a funeral for one of Mike’s beloved uncles. I say a funeral, but a “Celebration of a Life Well Lived” is a better way to put it. Uncle Wayne was an incredible Christian man, who positively impacted those fortunate enough to be part of his life. He died a little over a month after his 86th birthday.

The day after the services, a few members of the family decided to go to Clegg, Texas, to visit the house where Uncle Wayne’s mother, Minnie, raised her 9 children. We drove on dirt roads bordered by all types and colors of Texas wild flowers. It’s amazing to see such delicate beauty in such rugged country. This longhorn actually posed for a picture!

We stopped the cars many times along the way to look at the flowers close-up and to try to capture them in photographs.

Here’s Mike and his Uncle George, who is Mike’s last surviving uncle. They favor one another, don’t they?

We found Minnie’s house in ruins, but still there!

We spent a wonderful 4 days in George West and Clegg, Texas. It’s therapeutic to be with a loving family and to pay respects to those who came before us.

Though loved ones grieve the loss of Uncle Wayne, there’s comfort in knowing where he is. He literally inhabits the best of both worlds! His spirit lives on in heaven; his remains lie amidst Texas wildflowers. It doesn’t get any better than that.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6

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