Eva's thoughts & memories

Donald (Ean) Wayne Evans
September 15, 1960-May 6, 2009

On May the 5th of 2009, I remember more and more as time rolls on.(To be honest, it is still, a bit of a blur) As soon as our eyes opened early that morning, Ean asked for Andrea and remembered that Sydney was on her way from Arkansas. I swear that man must have told me he loved me over 1000 times on May the 5th 2009. That- I am extremely grateful for!

Sydney arrived that day. She had a very sweet talk with her daddy, as I laid beside him. She assured him with God’s help, we would make it and she uplifted him. (I wish she could have seen his eyes when she left the room, as we sat in awe of our daughter and the same for Andrea. Each of them truly stepped up and carried us through. So thank you , my dolls, if you are reading this. Ean always called Sydney his first born aka Number ONE! Andrea is Number TWO! Awe , but she IS THE BABY:) Ean adores his daughters and Emery, our first granddaughter was like pure sunshine to him. As a father, Ean spoke so much to Sydney and Andrea while he was on this earth and was always one to speak and show his love with lots of hugs, kisses and “I love you’s” (A must- everytime you left each other at home:) They grew up with many lectures…MANY, I tell you. I think he got his point across loud and clear. They KNOW their daddy loves them and will for ALL Eternity. I said all of that, to say this; as the day went on. I remember family and hospice nurses in and out. The time we had in between was amazing and hard to explain.
Ean had many incredible visions. Some he shared and others he did not and told me clearly, he was not suppose to. Ean looked at all four corners of the room a LOT. he had a Peace that passed any and ALL understanding. We had scripture on the wall, He would point to so many times and then point to the sky. He would touch his heart, grab my hand and hold it on his heart. We could look at each other and KNOW, just KNOW.”LOVE” Not say a word, silence filled the room, and then he would tell me how beautiful I was and why and what he loved about me. Even how he missed my awful morning singing! HA! He never forgot what so many did and he remained in “awe” of The Love that so many shared in so many ways. The way we saw it, was ,God placed each and every person in our path. I am here to tell you, God gave Ean strength to talk and the mindset that is beyond my brain by far. I KNOW it was God. I know there were Angels and loved ones. I KNOW, Ean knew. He was stronger that strong, in his mind. I thank God for that too! Especially , looking back.

I miss my husband with all my heart. I thank God for giving me a wonderful man to love for almost 25 years!!! And most of all, 2 daughters, a grand daughter and now our first grandson. Ean’s name sake, Logan Ean Altizer. Ean died knowing, Sydney married her soul mate, Eddie and he LOVES LOVES him BIG and always has! Eddie is a pilot for the Airforce. Ean loved that his son-in-law had a passion and knew he would have a good mission in LIFE. That warms my soul to the core!

The last thing I remember before I finally fell asleep on May 5th 2009, the night before Ean went to Heaven. I was watching him sleep laying by his side. He fell asleep first. I was really looking him over and checking out his feet. (don’t ask me why,) (I love every inch of him and he knew it) He woke up and asked me if I had my toes polished RED! YES HE DID! So it’s time to polish my toes RED:) In sweet memory and LOVE for my sweet man, Ean. May 5th, 2011!!!! I can ‘t believe it at times. But, Train rolls on~ Ean is and will always be in my heart and soul.

BTW: I promise more content to this website will creep in slowly- BUT surely~ Thank you for your patience. TRULY!
AND… Thanks for reading my blog.

Much Love, Eva Gaye Evans-

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HE is Risen!!!  My thoughts go to Eternity~ FOREVER~ is a long, long time.

I am a believer in Jesus Christ and so was/IS my beloved, Ean~  Having a relationship with my Lord and Savior IS the only way I walk and breathe with a smile of contentment/Peace in my life~ His word feeds my spirit and my soul. I am forever grateful for all those HE continues to put in our path, in this world.  God is there for us ALL!

I will praise HIM , all the days of my life. No matter what happens in this ole’ world~ God is there for us all. Many love to say…”God helps those who help themselves”~ where  or what man added this to THE bible? I like to say this: God is my partner~ HE does his part, – I do my part. Do I make mistkes, MANY, wrong choices? Who doesn’t? There has been many times where I see many, many people that choose not to help themselves or DO what others expect, even what God expects. BUT…HIS LOVE IS BIGGER than any  choice, problem, hurt, selfishness or circumtance. No hurries, no worries. God’s timing is perfect timing, ALWAYS! HE KNOWS ALL of “IT”, with all of us, whether you “Believe” or not. I think if we knew what HE knew about every part of our lives, we would ALL forgive one another, including ourselves.

My prayer today is for God to open our eyes to TRUTH~ To continue to protect and guide us all.

Ean’s last word before he went to Heaven was “OPEN”~ He told us he loved us over and over, never saying goodbye and KNOWING there was no need for that, because of what we “BELIEVE”. I think of that word “Open” many times and the talks we had.  Thank you God for “My Sweet Man” and our family and friends.  I pray in THE name of Jesus, knowing , I can come boldly before HIS throne because of believing in HIS only Son, our Lord and Savior. Yes, I said…Boldly. It is real, HIS LOVE RULES!

We surprised Ean’s mom, Mary, yesterday for her birthday! Donna, Ean’s little sister) started “The plan”- Man, was it a good one. Most of us made it there that could. I loved it, we all did:) We dyed eggs, had KFC and of course Birthday cake! We hid and hunted eggs with much laughter and love:)  We had 2 Easter baskets and used “our” imagination for the rest. Such as, KFC bucket, flower planter, etc…. Pictures are hilarious.

Again, Happy Easter and HAPPY DAY~ Every DAY:)

With much love on this special day, Eva

I woke up this morning to the sound of rolling thunder~ (the kind that soothes the soul). I love a “Good” storm. But I hate a bad one~ I thought of how so many are effected by this manic weather. It is sad, it is real and I hope and pray folks are protected. (so much going on in Our world) The truth is: No telling how many times, we all have been “PROTECTED” and was not aware of it? I think of that many times.

Our friend, Russell Kyle’s funeral is on this day. I think of Sarah, his wife, his family and friends, but mainly his wife. Russell had cancer and was an inspiration to Ean and I. He was able to use an alternative life style, which added many
sweet years to his life. My time with Sarah will come and I plan to share a very sweet story he shared with Ean and I in April 2009. God is in control,”we are partners”-I do my part, HE does HIS and my wife is the best wife in the world!” Russell Kyle-RIP

Then my mind shifts to…There REALLY is and was an “Ean Evans Day”~ with my last minute decision to do a little something by the river for Remembering Ean-the next thing you know-LOVE in action began to pour out! I called Joy Collins and it was on.
We started at 7:30~ Dennis Mc Kay and Joy spoke, shared their hearts. I spoke a little too-well…I did ramble on a bit. HA! Ya’ll know me, but this time, this was for Ean . I realized that I was afraid to except this Honor of “Ean Evans Day”~ because of so many loved ones out there, and where is their day? Yes, I finally excepted Ean Evans Day with much love and respect in my heart. Many thanks to our Mayor, Robert Smith for presenting Ean with a gift ~ Ean knew this was a day for him for a reason. I am starting to remember so many, sweet special words and conversations Ean would share with me before he went to Heaven. What a blessing it was, to have that time with my sweet man. What a splendid “MIRACLE” for Ean to be able to see ALL the LOVE before he went to his Heavenly HOME! So spreading “THE LOVE” it is and we all do that in many different ways~ How cool is THAT?
For now until we get The MS Kid Foundation in order. I simply ask people to make the world a sweeter place, especially on Ean Evans Day. Many friends across the world shared love and offered help about EE Day on Face book, e-mails, text,etc… Many thanks and sweet tears my friends:) Sydney, Andrea and I are amazed and are just grasping this.

K-BACK to TUESDAY-Many surprises came~ Along with kelsey Collins singing her own and Hoyt and his son, Cameron singing “Simpleman”, along with another song  that I hope to share one day.. Other friends of “Ours” took the stage, singing their hearts out-spreading the LOVE and telling “their” Ean stories.(awesome!) My sister Kittie and I arrived at the riverwalk at 4- Sandi was there with food in hand and muscles! Joy had the keys and a loaded truck. Here came Brenda with her smiling self doing what ever needed. Melissa came in with all the shirts and set up Sami Austin’s art and Bio and stayed all night with the money and shirts!. Not to mention, all the tags for the shirts she prepared. (So cool!) Btw: they come with the shirts:) My daughter Andrea had the I Pod loaded with EvansCapps/Noon songs, brought some good cheese dip too, and” Her Bass”(Leon-Red hat) to show off Sami’s past work. Julie and her sweet boys came and setup food, Julie went for more food , just incase:)  I love it!! John Simpson walks up with a load of BBQ- Carry Jo handled the Relay for Life table. My nephew, Justin brought in ICE for water, Kenneth Montgomery added ICE as well:)~ Scott Farrell did what ever and when ever we asked(more muscles! YES!) And sold CD’s to the crowd for Relay for Life. (Good idea)!  I am so grateful~ so very grateful. Kelsey, Dawn, Tony, Joe, Dennis, Hoyt,Cameron and all singing along. THANK YOU for bringing on the LOVE thru your gifted selves and thru MUSIC~ You melted my heart , in a GOOD way:) and made yesterday a beautiful day~

I do not have any solid plans for next year, but I am open for suggestions. Eva@eanevans.com is a good way to contact me. Happy Wednesday~
Until next time~ Eva

Tuesday will be gone tomorrow~:) BUT-Today is Tuesday, and the train rolls on~ ( GO Eva GO) I KNOW, I KNOW…I can’t help it, it was the first thing on my mind this morning. (Tuesday’s Gone) With Ean being in Skynyrd so long, my mind still goes there with “their songs”, in so many ways. AND I like that:) I am grateful that Ean was able to play with Lynyrd Skynyrd. And Billy Powell’s solo on that song brings such a sweet sound to my ears! AND SWEET Tears to my eyes~

I am grateful for all who made Ean Evan’s Day so SPECIAL! What a magical day it was in 2009. More like Ean’s MIRACLE, for sure God showed out thru Ean that day.

Ean always had his side projects…ALWAYS. Always dreaming of having his own tour bus someday:) EvansCapps was his last project, along with Bobby Capps- I find it so ironic that Ean insisted on naming the CD, LAST TIME~ He had so many reasons for naming it that, not realizing it would be his last project.

And then there is NOON~ Ean thought on this for many years. High Noon and the meaning of that song was “in his head” for 10 years:) Rick Craig helped him with the lyrics and did an awesome job bringing “THE” meaning and what Ean wanted to say very well. Many were involved on this one.  Ray Noe , the drummer and long time friend can tell you how many hours they put in to this project. Rick Craig, Rush Anderson, along with others added their in put, which in turn made it a great CD in my opinion. Time goes by so fast! This was in the late 90′s!

At the very last minute, I decided I could not let another year go by without a word for EE Day~ My only regret is that I would have planned so our family/friends out of town could be here. Maybe Next year~So today will be a simple gathering, by the river with friends and family. My vision and goal is for more ideals come together to make this day special for our community and eventually, who knows, maybe an impact on the world. It only takes one person, one word, one action to make a difference. Ean was a man who helped those in need and always did it with all his heart. I am proud of my husband, he was a father like no other~ Sydney and Andrea can tell you that. Emery , our 1st grand daughter was  THE BEST gift we could ever imagine. I loved listening to him talk about her and watch her every move. He is so proud of our new grandson Logan Ean, I just KNOW it! And I have a feeling….HE LOVES that he was named after his “G”:)

Thank you all for making this happen. A huge shout out to Joy Collins!! Kelsey will be singing a couple of songs today. (Joy’s grand daughter) Ean recorded her since she was 11. She is almost 18 and has continued to soar in her talent and loves to write and sing. Hoyt Allen will sing “SIMPLE MAN” (Ean’s favorite song with LS) also he LOVES the way Hoyt sings it! Cameron his son will be singing with him on this one.(SWEET) And then there is a very special song, Hoyt will sing. Ean and Hoyt recorded this one together and it has gotten me thru many dark hrs. Sami Austin(local artist), Dodie Colvin( T-shirts), Melissa Upton, Sandi Caldwell, MY sister Kittie(BIG HELP!), Joe Shelton, Tony Foster, Mike Chain, Kenneth Montgomery, the Cheif and so many of our talented friends have called and offered their help. On this day, I want them to just be there with me and not have to work. But who knows…this could turn in to a jam session. HA! I am praying and asking that all flows~ with much Peace, LOVE “In the air”~ That is what I remember feeling that special miracle day with my sweet man in 09.

BRAVO for Columbus MS and so many that brought the LOVE with them. Many thanks to Mayor Robert Smith for presenting Ean with this special day. He smiled so big on this one and still is~

I must start this day and close for now on these thoughts~ More to come.

Until next time~ Eva xoxo

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