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Beautiful osrchid with a handwritten note. dear laura, im so sorry about the bite, you just looked good enough to eat. my word, we could talk endlessly about how great this woman is. but were reminded in the lesson from ecclesiastes that there comes a time for everything, even the end of a great story. the least of barbaras virtues i think was patience. if youre sharing a mlr waiting on her favorite drink, bourbon and water for the record, i pause to say with all the talking about drinking and a...

Her children with tender love and firm lessons and when needed the fear of god. when we saw her and george together with their five children, with their 17 grandchildren and 7 great grands, we knew they represented the very best. as we watched their brood wise crack with one another or work together on a volunteer program or campaign, we thought how wonderful it would be if more families could be so cohesive. barbara, the tough but loving enforcer, was the secret sauce of this extraordinary fami...

Along. i think thats why were here today. i think barbara was becoming impatient. she was tired of waiting on the next chapter. so, well, she welcomed it on april 17th. but perhaps it will help all of us who are left behind. jesus was barbaras pathway to god. she honored and believed that others found god in their own way but for her being christian mattered. we were talking one day a few years ago and she kind of paused and looked me in the eye and she said, i am a christian. i do believe. and ...

Two who can fill this place the way its filled today. the first of those is jesus christ. the second of those is barbara bush. so we are grateful for your gathering here today. the word offering came to mind and then i heard barbara say dont even think about it. gannys garden, giving my friends and loved ones of barbara pierce bush is a lovely spot to rest and reflect near downtown kennebunkport. there youll find on a sculpted bench a wide sun hat, the kind barbara wore in her garden, and an ope...

The lord, even so saith the spirit, for they rest from their labors. >> the lord be with you. >> and with thy spirit. >> remaining standing, let us pray. o god whose mercies cannot be numbered, accept our prays on behalf of thy servant barbara pierce bush, and grant barbara an entrance into the land of light and joy in thefuloship of thy saints, three justice sus christ, thy son, our lord, who liveth and reignth with thee in the holy spirit, one god, now and for ever, amen. please be seated for ...

Tenacious dedication to literacy. of course, the world has seen barbaras many public contributions. but what the world may not have seen is what an amazing, caring and beautiful friend that bar was to so many of us. when jim and i first arrived in washington in 1975, i was overwhelmed trying to manage our newly blended family of seven children and an intimidating environment. fortunately, bar took me under her wing. she encouraged me. she offered suggestions. and she invited us to lunch almost e...

With you. this, i pray, in christs name, amen. >> amen. >> okay. so i begin with an apology. i realize this is an historic moment and i messed up a minute ago. its good for a priest to apologize from time to time. i announced the hymn a little too early. thank you for going along with the hymn. i have to tell you, we planned this service carefully about three weeks ago. barbara said to me, and this isnt in my remarks, russ, i dont know if i want to sing "amazing grace." everybody sings that. and...

Her long and consequential life. known as barbara, as bar, as mom, as mother, as ganny, as the silver fox, and as the enforcer, she was candid and comforting, steadfast and straight forward, honest and loving. barbara bush was the first lady of the greatest generation. as the fiance and then the wife of a world war ii naval aviator, he waited and prayed in the watches of the night. during the war, she worked at a nuts and bolts factory in port chester, new york. and she joined george h.w. bush i...

Named her heffer after barbara. the child sent frequent updates on the bovine barbara bush which competed in the houston rodeo and livestock show one year and finished in eighth place. i was sorry for my little friend, barbara said later, but was slightly relieved as i am not sure i could have stood the headlines, barbara bush wins the fat stock show. about friendship, bar said, the most important yard stick of your success will be how you treat other people. your family. your friends. and co-wo...

From new haven to odessa to ventura to bakersfield to com compton to d.c., to new york, to beijing, to d.c., to houston, to d.c., back to houston and kennebunkport. their love was a constant in our lives. my dad is a phenomenal letter writer. he would write mom on their wedding anniversaries which totaled an amazing 73 years. heres one of them written on january 6th, 1984. will you marry me? oo oops, i forgot, we did that 49 year s ago. i was very happy on that day in 1945 but im even happier to...