A True Fairy Godmother
I'll be honest, I'm not very religious so I just had to look up what a Godparent is. What I found was:
"A godparent, in many denominations of Christianity, is someone who sponsors a child's baptism. Today, the word godparent does not always have explicitly religious overtones. The secular view of a godparent tends to be an individual chosen by the parents to take an interest in the child's upbringing and personal development, and to take care of the child should anything happen to the parents."
From diapers to a drivers license, I spent a lot of time with Kathy and her family. Kathy was loving, kind hearted, and devoted to her family. I have so many fond memories, I don't know where to start. I spent a lot of my summers with Kathy during the day while my parents were at work. She would have NPR on the radio and either CNN or the Weather Channel on in the kitchen with the air conditioner cranked. We would spend the day doing little chores around the house, I would play with her infant granddaughter while she did other tasks around the house, and we would just enjoy each others company. I remember Kathy trying to explain football to me. I still don't understand football, but I enjoyed picking out Green Bay Packer themed Christmas gifts throughout the years. Kathy and Gary were kind enough to include my father and I for their yearly Wachowiak Thanksgiving, which was always a wonderful time. They may be silly, but I'm so thankful for those memories.
After I moved away and went off to college we started to lose touch. I would send my annual Christmas card during the holidays but that was the extent of it. When I would come home on the weekends my father would always tell me to go next door and say hi to Kathy. I was always too busy, so I had thought. Now I wish I would have visited, I wish I would have kept better touch with Kathy. She defined the role of a Godparent perfectly. I will miss Kathy dearly, but she will always hold a special place in my heart.
Posted by Rachael Manthe
Monday December 12, 2016 at 4:23 pm
