Silver Bells, previously known as Wings of an angel was developed in memory of my mom Linda Miller. Linda Lisa Miller age 56 of Concord, NH succumbed to a 17 year battle of Multiple Sclerosis on August 29, 2020 at Harris Hill Center.
She was born to the late Cynthia Butterfield and Donald Miller of Contoocook NH on April 2, 1964.
Linda was a homemaker most of her life, but did work at Concord Litho for a short time. She also worked as a special education needs bus driver.
Linda was also a DJ for a short time as well. One summer she drove the ice cream truck around town as well, where she would have her kids tag along and help.
She enjoyed woodworking where she would spend many hours cutting, painting and selling her artwork. Linda loved her scratch off tickets, Bingo, and casinos. Her love for chocolate and Chinese food is unforgettable as well. For the past two years she was on a thickened liquid diet due to the MS. The last days of her life she able toenjoy these things and went with dignity and contentment.
Linda is survived by her daughters Sandra Eastman of Concord NH, Crystal Eastman of Sudbury VT, her significant other Robert Ketcham whom she considered a son in law, Lisa Eastman and Sara Eastman of Highland NY, and Antonia Dufield of Middlebury VT. Linda's grandbabies
Destiny, Dezirae, Ashlynn, Autumn, and William.
Her brother Ron Miller and his wife Chris Miller of Billings Montana, and her sister Sherry Provencher and her husband Dexter Provencher of Compton NH. Her brother Jeffrey Noel of Sudbury VT, and Also many cousins, nieces, nephews, and an extended amount of adoptive family.
Her love for her family was unexplainable, and meant everything to her especially at Christmas time (her favorite holiday). We all live on borrowed time. People come and go so unexpectedly.
Nothing lasts as long as we all hoped they would.
Linda lived her life to the fullest, with nothing but positive thoughts, hopes and wishes spite being in constant pain and suffering. She was one of themost selfless, caring individuals where everyone including strangers always came first. She would have given the shirt right off her back to someone if they needed it, and she has done that before.
Linda's sense of humor would brighten up someone's darkest of days. Her generosity and huge heart will never be forgotten.
Linda's family would like to extend their deepest appreciation for the individuals at Harris Hill
Center, The Concord Hospital, Hospice and VNA that helped make her life fulfilled to its best possible quality and prayed for her daily. Her legacy lives on in her children and grandchildren both large and small. Her story doesn't end here.
And ps.. "I love you more, always and forever".
My mom had an AMAZING heart! Probably one of the most genuinely kindest human beings I knew!
She had a very giving heart and loved with every ounce of her being. Through her memory.. we will continue to pass this kindness along, and make others feel love, appreciated, and a sense of being just as she did with everyone she ever met. Silver Bells has several entities to the project.
The first entity to this project is called "project purple pens". This is where you can develop close relationships from a distance with the older folks in nursing homes via being an old fashioned pen pal. Although you may not receive anything back due to disabilities and other hindering factors, I encourage you to continue to write to your person once assigned. I am working with homes currently to collect names of individuals who maybe interested in receiving mail, and sending mail. If you're interested in becoming a pen pal to our elderly please reach out. Nothing is better than getting a note that says, hey I'm thinking of you. Hope your doing ok. When agreeing to becoming a pen pal, your agreeing to send one note, card, letter.. just something once a month. We are in need of pen pals!
The second entity to the project is called " project birthday bash". It is where I will collect and drop of birthday bags that include a couple gifts and a home made card from "my little angels". If you have any items that you think an older individual in a nursing home would like, and are willing to donate it.. please private message me, email me, or comment. We are also looking for people to handmake birthday cards!
The third entity to this project is called "my little angels". I am on the prowl for some children of all ages and abilities to make cards for ALL holidays. but especially birthday cards. These will be placed in the birthday bag of gifts. I have a lot of friends out of state that would love to join in on this.. please private message me, email me or comment so I can supply the address to ship the cards to.
The fourth entity is called "wings of an Angel" I have been and will continue to work along with Colleen Wright in collaboration with this project.
This is where nursing home individuals will have a list of "likes" placed on an angel wing and the community can adopt them.
For the birthday bags, and for Christmas bags... I am always.. ALWAYS accepting donations of hand lotions, sanitizers, body washes, shampoos, conditioners, soaps, bar soaps, note pads, pens, word search books for adults, an immense amount of Christmas cards, lap blankets, fuzzy socks, coffee mugs, adult books, and gift bags all sizes for Christmas and birthdays... I supply these necessary items to the homes of residents and people in need locally all year long as needed. I'm looking to do as many as I possibly can. (Approx 1000 individuals at holiday time..
It will take me this long to get the amount of stuff we need, so I am getting a jump start..so the elderly can also have something to enjoy from
"Santa".. aka "wings of an angel" aka "Silver Bells" this is our celebration of Christmas with the kids. My moms favorite holiday was Christmas... so it will be Christmas everyday for my family as we prepare for this large, fun project. It's very important to me to teach them to give..give..give without the expectation of getting something back, I look forward to working with all of you. Thank you for your support and spreading kindness to the older generation, communities in need and making people feel the sense of being and loved. The pandemic added more stress to an already secluded vulnerable community of individuals, this is a way to make them feel loved, appreciated and give them a great sense of being.
Please, if you think of anything else to add to the list of things that an adult in a home would like, appreciate, and would use.. please let me know. I am forever open to ideas.
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