On March 26, 2024, my husband's father, Hugh Neil Bergeson, passed away. He was 91 years old. He had congestive heart failure for over a year and was in and out of the hospital for some months. He wanted to be cremated so we went out last weekend at the beginning of May for a "celebration of life." Originally the plan was to just have an open house with a display but Scott requested that they have an "open mic" which he filmed part of. Before that, we gathered at the cemetery for a military salute at the place where his ashes are buried. Here are some pictures and a video of the open mic event. The memorial service at Franke Tobie Jones:

      Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there! Being a mother is becoming less popular if you look at the falling birthrates all over the world. I'm thankful to belong to a faith that teaches about the importance of families, having children, and giving your very best efforts in parenting.       Motherhood is a challenging job--the hardest job most women will ever do. But I believe that it brings a great deal of meaning to life. You have to put aside much more self-centered activities to focus on raising children and trying to help them become their best selves. I was very fortunate to be able to stay home with my children and give them more time than I could have otherwise. It hasn't been all self-sacrifice--I have also been greatly blessed to have time to pursue other interests as well--gardening, family history, music, etc. But being a mother is by far my greatest and long-lasting accomplishment.     I always wanted to have a large family and I was greatly blesse