Lazarus Renovation Group

10/17/2023

Life after the death of your person is so weird...

Today, something popped up on my feed and I immediately felt completely empty and alone. A depth of despair I haven't felt in many, many years.

What could possibly affect me so much, so quickly?

Today...it was Pumpkin Whoopie Pies that sent me into 10 minutes of tears pouring down my face.

Literally sobbing about a dessert!?! (Oh Lord, this is not good, is it??)

Okay, so I remembered the time we were at his family's farm in MO. After everyone had gone to bed, we snuck out like a couple of teenagers, giggling uncontrollably while we hummed our theme song (Mission Impossible, of course) and "broke into" the treasure trove of goodies known as the CAC.

All because I told him that I wouldn't do anything for a Klondike Bar, but get me one of those Whoopie Pies that Kathy made and we'd talk!

Such a great memory...

God, I loved that man. I always will..

But the thought that I'd never get to share another escapade or negotiate the terms of a stolen pastry, made me so unbelievably sad.

Some days are like this.

Some days it hurts with every single breath.

But one thing I know with 100% certainty is that I am going to keep going.

Even when all I want to do is stop. Cry.. Sleep.. Forget... 💔

Life after the death of your person is so weird...

We have to keep living.

And then they will too...

I love, Love, LOVE you, Tommy Backal! ❤

And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. Ecclesiastes 12:7

10/09/2023

On the southeast corner of the intersection of Independence and Spring Creek in Plano, is a building under construction.

A very large building that to me looks like a church. In fact, it actually is…

A Catholic Church

To Tommy though, it looked like something else.

Something I couldn’t quite describe, but whatever it was, he mentioned it every single time we passed it.

He was enthralled by it. Every. Single. Time. remarking about how beautiful it is.

Then one day he said, “There’s just something about that place…It’s so…beautiful!

It’s weird, it’s like it’s, it’s just calling me.

Yeah, I’m gonna go there when it’s finished. 👀 Che’s going to have a stroke if I do though!
Yeah, let’s go there.”

Now, we’ve gone to church together exactly 3 times in the last 6 years, but Tommy ALWAYS encouraged me in my spiritual journey and was adamant that we share our faith and beliefs with Miles.

But this was different.

I’m not Catholic, but I was so blown away to hear him say those words that I was sitting there excited about going to Catholic services!

I tell this story because while so many people knew him longer than I did, I got to see a side that many did not.

A side that was very much a part of whom he grew to be. I wish there had been more time.

Time for everyone to get to see this part of the man I love and was privileged to have love me.

I guess some things are too special to not share.

…more to come. ❤️❤️❤️

I so love you, Tommy Backal!! ❤️

Oh, that building?

I guess it looked like home.

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

10/03/2023

Ohhhh…my goodness…I so loved that smile in his eyes. ❤️

And that goofy grin on the little boy that adored him like no other. ❤️❤️

07/04/2023

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07/02/2023

This is a cool idea

06/25/2023

What do you think?

01/02/2023

Send a card and thank her!!

The cards can be addressed to Leona Chasse and sent to the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough.

12/23/2022

Thumbs up?

11/27/2022

so I’m refinishing some doors that were built in the 1920s and it came across reusable sandpaper…… Reusable sandpaper? Reusable sandpaper? Ok who has tried it and is it a hit or a flop?

11/10/2022

Happy 247th Birthday