A Brief Tribute to Barbara Anderson (my mother-in-law)
Saturday evening, January 15, 2022, Julie's mom Barbara (Brown) Anderson died after a three-week battle with COVID. She was fully vaccinated and extremely careful, but someone somehow inadvertently exposed her to the Omicron variant. That became a breakthrough infection for her. She had a health condition that put her in the high-risk category. The virus seemed relatively innocuous at first but slowly made its way to her lungs. It seemed to us that she would recover, but her condition took a rapid turn for the worse on Saturday. She had just turned 81. Barbara was blessed beyond words. She always knew the love of her family and the love of the church. And she never veered from her faith in God despite many legitimate, thoughtful questions that put her in good standing with the saints of all ages. What a great legacy! She passed that blessing on to us and many others. We are saddened beyond words at her passing. My heart goes out especially to Julie's dad Bob. They were mar...