thoughts of continued thoughtfulness

shared by Marlo R. Beall, her sister

In a previous blog entry from 2012, I described how incredibly thoughtful Cindy was, and how she had a knack for making others feel loved through both random acts of kindness and just unselfish generosity. I recently realized that Ava has inherited this same extraordinary trait from her Tita Cyn; and it's so heartwarming to still get to experience that special type of kindness and thoughtfulness.

Ava's "Cindy-like" thoughtfulness is exhibited in countless ways, but one of the most apparent is through her gift giving. For every birthday and Christmas, Ava spoils us with her thoughtful presents. This past Christmas, she gave Cyn Cyn a collage of photos of the two of them from outings and moments throughout the past year.

On previous occasions, Ava has gone online to search for quick arts and crafts projects, new origami ideas, or other types of homemade gifts to make. Creating homemade gifts is yet another similarity between Ava and her Tita Cyn. One Christmas, I received a homemade "snowman in a jar." For another Christmas, Andrew, Cyn Cyn and I all received mini clay creations of some of our favorite foods.

Several blog entries from December 2010 were written by family members and friends, and describe gifts that they were lucky enough to receive from Cindy.

I love being able to identify ways that Cyn Cyn and Ava are similar to their Tita Cyn. Sharing stories with them about memories that describe ways that the girls remind me of her, helps to keep her memory alive for all of us.