The star of “Little People, Big World” wrote:
The last two weeks have been a roller coaster ride. Happy and sad. Chris asked me to marry him and I couldn’t be happier – I said Yes. And so excited and looking forward to continuing our journey together. So sad because a few days later my father told me mom was in the hospital and a day later my sister told me mom had passed away. She died on the 24th. My heart broke, I cried and sadness came upon me. I didn’t know what emotions to feel. Happy one moment sad the next. The woman who raised and taught me so much and loved me along with my dad passed away. She isn’t here anymore. I won’t be able to see and talk to her. And yet she’s not in pain and hurting anymore either. She lived a good life with my Dad. She didn’t have to go in a home but was able to stay in her home until she died. She would have been 87 years old and my parents would have been married 67 years on the 3rd. I’ll miss her a lot. I’ll miss not seeing her when I go back home – her strong feisty ways along with her gentle soft loving heart. I’m thankful for so much because of my Mom. I’m thankful she believed and had faith and know she’s with Jesus now. I’m thankful I got to talk to her on Sunday before she went to the hospital and then passed away. I know she’ll never stop loving me and is proud of me, I’m thankful all my kids got to go to Michigan last summer and see her and my dad and she got to meet her great-grandkids. She was happy because of that.
Amy also admitted that she’s worried for her father now after he lost his best friend and wife of 67 years:
I’m sad because I won’t be able to see and talk to her anymore and yet happy because she’s home with the Lord. I pray for my Dad. He’s by himself and He misses her so much. He’ll be 91 soon and he lost his friend, his wife and the person he’s known for over 70 years and been married to for 67 years. Even in my mom’s passing she is lovingly teaching and reminding me- life is but a moment. Be and do your best today and if tomorrow comes do it again. Mom, I love you always. 2 Timothy 4:7-8
As Amy shared back in August, her parents still lived in her home state of Michigan. The mom of four currently lives in Oregon, where she and Matt raised their family for over 30 years.
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She wrote on Instagram following her last trip home that those fleeting moments spent with her mom and dad are ones that “I can cherish and take back with me to Oregon”:
This time the moments meant so much more- maybe because I’m not so sure when the next time I’ll get to share a day, a conversation, a meal … with my Mom and Dad.
Hundreds of people have since reached out to Amy to offer her their condolences, including her daughter-in-law Isabel Rock.
The reality star later thanked her fans for their encouraging thoughts, “It means so much to me that you took the time.”