Te Uatorangi Judy Tipa (Sarah Jane Paki)

Hello, my family are all growing and growing – growing so fast. Stop. Not a day goes by when I don’t miss you. You are always in my thoughts and I know I am always in yours. I love your life and everything you are doing for me and everything you are remembering. There is still so much to look forward to and to keep living for. Remind everyone I’m still there watching so be good.

I’m so glad I’ve got company now. All this time waiting and now I’ve got lots of people with me. The house seems bigger somehow, you all seem happy and settled. It’s been a crazy year but you’ve done a great job holding it all together, as always. Now look after that foot, rest when you’re supposed to. Remember to cook my recipe for Christmas – exactly like you were shown, yes you can. Add your own twist to it but do it. (This feels like it’s something you would cook in the ground).

Aroha ahau ki a koe XX

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Oh in loving memory and what loving memories I have. My heart was so full at the end, there was so much to be grateful for, I never realised just how much until I was gone. I was so lucky, it’s important you focus on the luck, the gratitude. Where do you think I’ve gone? You know on so many levels exactly where I am yet your heart is heavy for us both. Well stop it, we are fine and now you need to be too. We are in your heart always, maybe you can’t hug us or hear us but actually if you listen carefully enough, you will.

Now I can go on and on about how grateful I am for everything you all did but you know what, me being me, I’m going to keep pushing you to do more. Start by working in a job you love, no more, ‘that will do’, time to really start loving what you do. I never realised how much you put things off quite so much until right now. So come on shake your legs and get moving, 2020. There is so much support out there for you all. Time to have fun with ALL the family and kids, all get together and cook our food and I’ll be there guiding you all the way.

You’re a bit lost and sad, why? You didn’t die!! I know it’s a compliment on how much we were loved but you were raised to keep moving forward, all of you.

I love the picture by the way, good choice, thank you. Alice is a good girl, she cares for you a lot, all of you, make sure you listen to her, she always appears when you need her most. Your ancestors always guide you. Your Dad is fine, as heartbroken as the rest of you but he’s fine – oh the adventures we can have.

OK, so eat and be merry and never ever stop smiling my beautiful daughter.

Love to my ‘whanui’ family

Mother/Mum/Me

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