Thank You
to everyone who offered kind words, encouragement, prayers and strong thoughts.
Everyone is doing real well, relatively speaking. The funeral was originally going to be yesterday morning, but it was determined that Mommy's body most likely wouldn't be up to it yet. The day would be just too physically demanding, not to mention the emotions that would be created in a very raw soul.
So, it'll be in about a week, instead.
Son#1 and Mommy want a private burial. PRIVATE, as in just the two of them and her pastor. I agree with them on that, 100%. Son told me not everyone likes that idea, and I told him funerals are for US, the ones left behind, but the burial itself is THEIRS, absolutely and completely. No one has more right than them to say the final goodbye. If they want to be alone when they do it, then that's what they should do, and everyone else can wait back at the house. Amen!
Still, the two of them are doing amazingly well. We can't see what happens when all the visitors go home and the day is over, but when people are around, they're really PRESENT to everyone, and they aren't pretending. I'm so impressed.
I guess I won't be making them dinner for a while. I bought extra food to prepare during meal-making, but her church has an entire calendar full of people signed up to bring them their meals! Isn't that wonderful?
I think they're gonna make it. Yep, I do.
Everyone is doing real well, relatively speaking. The funeral was originally going to be yesterday morning, but it was determined that Mommy's body most likely wouldn't be up to it yet. The day would be just too physically demanding, not to mention the emotions that would be created in a very raw soul.
So, it'll be in about a week, instead.
Son#1 and Mommy want a private burial. PRIVATE, as in just the two of them and her pastor. I agree with them on that, 100%. Son told me not everyone likes that idea, and I told him funerals are for US, the ones left behind, but the burial itself is THEIRS, absolutely and completely. No one has more right than them to say the final goodbye. If they want to be alone when they do it, then that's what they should do, and everyone else can wait back at the house. Amen!
Still, the two of them are doing amazingly well. We can't see what happens when all the visitors go home and the day is over, but when people are around, they're really PRESENT to everyone, and they aren't pretending. I'm so impressed.
I guess I won't be making them dinner for a while. I bought extra food to prepare during meal-making, but her church has an entire calendar full of people signed up to bring them their meals! Isn't that wonderful?
I think they're gonna make it. Yep, I do.
Lori finally stopped procrastinating at 2:03 PM
2 Comments:
God be with all of you! With a full heart - a friend.
Girl, I hope you all have been doing ok. I've been working on a new website...I know... I say that all of the time.
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