I feel like I need to put a full-page ad in the newspaper to thank all the people who have been there for me and my family this past week. From providing meals, to watching the boys, to sending us notes and e-mails, the thoughtfulness has been overwhelming at times. This whole experience has been too much and I am sure it hasn’t quite completely sunk in yet. This is something that happens to someone else. This is not something that happens to me, yet it has. On Monday morning I felt like I had a hangover when I woke up, but the beautiful thing about having children is that you have to shake it off and get on with the day. On Monday I wrote my dad’s obituary and helped my step-mom and brothers pick out his casket. Surreal. How else do you put it into words? I guess you know in the back of your mind that you are going to have to do it someday, but not yet. The visitation on Tuesday was great. Over 250 people came to pay their respects to my dad. I think that says a lot about him; he touched a lot of people’s lives. At the funeral today the pastor did an amazing job of not only reflecting on my dad’s life, but also really reminding us that my dad may be gone, but he is in a better place-a place of peace and love where he will never have to suffer again. So, thank you everyone. Thank you for the notes, the e-mails, the meals, the babysitting, the prayers…my family is so blessed to have so many people who love us.
Thank you
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
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