Mabel Rae was given the middle name Rae because she, like her mama and siblings, was born with red hair, like a drop of golden sun. Mabel Rae lived up to her sunshine name every single day of her six and half years here on earth. Mabel lit up every single room she entered with her radiant smile, silly antics, and with her kind and generous spirit.
"Mabel Rae Shines On" means that even though Mabel is no longer with us earth-side, we strive to keep her generous, kind and silly energy alive. We encourage people to do this by searching for God's beauty in the day-to-day. Mabel was a huge fan of all of God's creatures, from the big and furry to the tiny and slimy. One of her very favorites were snails. Moving a snail off of a dangerous walkway to a safe bush is one example of helping Mabel Rae shine on. Other
Mabel Rae was given the middle name Rae because she, like her mama and siblings, was born with red hair, like a drop of golden sun. Mabel Rae lived up to her sunshine name every single day of her six and half years here on earth. Mabel lit up every single room she entered with her radiant smile, silly antics, and with her kind and generous spirit.
"Mabel Rae Shines On" means that even though Mabel is no longer with us earth-side, we strive to keep her generous, kind and silly energy alive. We encourage people to do this by searching for God's beauty in the day-to-day. Mabel was a huge fan of all of God's creatures, from the big and furry to the tiny and slimy. One of her very favorites were snails. Moving a snail off of a dangerous walkway to a safe bush is one example of helping Mabel Rae shine on. Other examples include: Stopping to smell
the flowers, always saying "yes" to yummy desserts, dancing and singing like crazy, loving without reservation, and practicing
generosity in any way possible.
California Poppies
Mabel Rae loved all of God's creatures-except crows-and was rescuing insects and small creatures every day, most days talking to the creatures and calling them "little buddy". One of Mabel's very favorites to "rescue" were snails. When waiting for her older siblings to be done with school, Mabel could be found waiting on the corner, hands covered in snails.
On the highly anticipated "snail day" at school, where
everyone is asked to bring in a snail to study, many students came empty handed because snails were hard to find due to the lack of rain. Mabel,though, had no problem finding them and brought in a bucket of snails-well over fifty of them!
The Garden of Mabel
Mabel Rae's favorite flower was the California Poppy. She loved their brilliant orange color and how they would pop up in the most random places. Mabel watched her older brother go to Naturalist Class and for years she counted down until she could join. She finally got to join in the spring of 2022, just a few months before she went to heaven. Part of naturalist class is choosing a nature name. Mabel never second-guessed any decision she made and while her older brother went back and forth for days on his nature name, Mabel confidently said, "My nature name is Poppy!"
Shining Sea Glass
