Adele

Our friends are the sisters we get to pick.
Friendship is a great gift & it takes energy, commitment and time….Hope gave me this and more. From the vivacious 16-year-old bounding, smiling into our A level class with a twinkle in her eye…to all the amazing memories we have together……well documented on our digital frame in the lounge! Hope would like to sit on the arm of the chair looking & recalling those times so much.When she finished work I was thrilled for her to be out & about with Lloyd and Matilda having new adventures.
Hope was kind, generous, positive and fun…always planning our next get together. I know we are finding comfort in carrying this forward.
During these last few years we found ourselves in a place we didn’t in our wildest dreams think we would be entering at this point in our lives.
However, Hope was brave, positive & joyful amidst really difficult times. We still continued to make good & happy memories. She taught me so much at this difficult time, about how to be in the present & “to look for the rainbows in our daily lives” as she would say.
Hope bought me a little book at Christmas….170 ways to lift your spirits, it’s called “High Hopes” …I’d like to read one…
Spend time with a close friend
It’s better than any medicine
And works like a human anti-depressant.
The familiarity, the shared memories, will warm your heart & spark laughter.
Friends link us to our past and guide us into the future.
 
I’m so grateful & thankful for our friendship Hope. I am going to miss you so much my bestie. You worked your hardest to be with us, still helping us and spurring us on to do our best. Special times in Anglesey in our various Easter abodes hold very precious memories.  I will look up to the stars * because you are OUR STAR* that shines brightly in our lives…. love you Hope xx

Remember me - A song dedicated to Grandma, by Matilda, Martha and Margot (to hear this track go to the music gallery, within the "Visit the Galleries" tab)

Faith

OUR HOPE 
Hope was never one for the limelight, but today we feel it’s time for a bit of an ‘Hello’ style spotlight… to acknowledge what she meant to us and help us make sense of the grief we feel at the loss of our little sister. 

As the youngest member of our family, she came to have a special place in all our hearts, in the way she held us all together. 

Tomorrow, it will be 57 years since Mary and Jim welcomed our Hope into the world. Some of us still vividly remember the excitement and happiness of that day… we were thrilled to have a new baby sister. And so….Hope quietly took up her place with us as one of the ‘little ones’. From the moment she could, she willingly joined in her sibling’s games, whether it was climbing trees or taking part in a talent show, she was always there. 

Growing up, Hope was especially close to Mum and Dad; a loving daughter, she naturally found herself drawn to helping others, often involving herself in volunteering opportunities. This eventually led her to her chosen career in nursing, training at Cranage Hall Hospital. She was a natural and brought her energy and care to everyone she worked with and was able to define her career as a respected professional with a big heart.

It was while she was training that she met and fell in love with Lloyd, going on to marry him, building a home together and raising their own family. 

As a wife and mother, Hope prized her family as her greatest achievement and would often speak about the joy and pride she felt when spending time with Grace and Joe and then in turn, with Matilda, Martha and baby Margot. 

There may be few certainties in life, but one we all know is that Hope loved Lloyd and her family deeply and today we take them to our hearts. 

Hope had her share of ill health but refused to be dominated by it, choosing to live a full life, always caring for her own family and others, even when it was difficult for her and for this we thank her. Whether it was for Mum and Dad, for her sisters and brother, for her nephews and nieces she would often make contact in a personal and practical way, with a phone call, chat, visit, offer of help or to accompany them when sick. She always had time for others. 

And this was the way Hope lived; held by her own family and quietly getting on with her service to others. 

So Hope we were blessed to have you in our lives. 

Our little troop has just got smaller. 
We thank God you were part of our family and we will miss you.