My Love

28 days since I held you in my arms and told you help was on the way. 90 minutes you suffered pain I can't even imagine.

You are my heart. My soul. My strength. My everything.

As I type this, 28 days 10 minutes ago I ran outside, hoping I was wrong. That you were just at the gym. I saw the box at the mailbox and the car with the trailer in front of it - and I knew. I just knew.

Just two more seconds. That's all the difference it would have been.

I love you. I miss you so much. You ARE love. The truest love.


Funeral Homily: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV5ZPEsQej8
(this link will be updated in the near future)

Be encouraged homily: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDZgQsCuCsA
13:40 is the key section
Pronouns are not Fr. Meyer's strength. ;)

Jesse Tree ornaments by Joshua

My son, Joshua, helped design these ornaments. He hand-burned our first set. I have not been selling them the last few years, but recently pulled them out, touched them up and prepped a set for showcasing.

The day he left this earth, Joshua had pulled out our Christmas boxes to get out the green ornament hooks - and the day before he had pulled out our small tree on which to hang them.

I finally got them together and they are available for sale. They can be in your mailbox in 2-3 business days if it's the only thing you order. Or in your hands within 3 hours if you are local.

Our Christmas season, as well as Lent and Easter sets will be available soon. Then I will work on adding the variations.

Jesse Tree Ornaments at Garden of Francis

Legoboy - My soul - My everything

https://www.andres-wuestefeldfh.com/obituary/joshua-welsh
https://www.fox19.com/2019/11/18/year-old-pedestrian-hit-killed-dearborn-county/

Holy Bible Box - Assembly

Paint the side with no names written on
Apply binding (gold duct tape in this pic)
to opposite side from where the name is penciled in
Paint/write the names on appropriately
Paint the backside (where the name was penciled in)

Paint/write the names on appropriately
Paint the backside (where the name was penciled in)

Placement of the pieces for the box itself

How the lid fits onto the box

Lid on the box; decorate as you like

When will my order arrive?

Back in February 2018, an announcement was posted on Garden of Francis and all related websites that material orders from that point onward to July 31, 2019 would be created in August and September 2019.

I am so happy to announce: that time is here!

The following is a list of order creation dates. These are the dates your order is scheduled to be created. Shipping will happen up to a week after, depending on paint, holidays, etc.

4-digit order numbers:

• orders placed at gardenoffrancis.com

3-digit order numbers:

• gardenoffrancis.com/store 
• keysoftheworld.com
• keysoftheuniverse-montessori.com
• shepherd-vine.com

EDIT 8/19/2019: This chart will be updated weekly at this link: Order Arrival Schedule

2000	August 2-3
2002, 2009, 2016, 2022, 2026, 2033	August 9-10
2017	August 16
2020	August 23
2021, 2027	August 30
2030	September 3-4
2037	September 6
2040, 2050, 2053, 2063	September 9
2045, 2069? 2075	September 10
2072, 2081	September 11
2108, 2184, 2186, 2188	September 13
2113	September 16
2115, 2121	September 17-18
2122	September 20-21
2133, 2134	September 23-24
2145, 2150	September 25
2155	September 27-28
2164	October 1-2
2170	October 2
2191, 2192, 2196, 2199, 2213, 174	October 3, 4, 5, 7
2197	October 8-9, 11-12
2200, 2206	October 14-15
2203, 2208, 2209	October 16
2211	October 18
2212, 2215 (end of the old site)	October 21
119, 127 (begin orders on new site)	October 22
153, 159, 167	October 23
168, 2214	October 26