Memories

Life has day's that are good for different reasons. You don't always know how you are going to deal mentally with the challenging moments either. Today we had a memorial service for my uncle and I didn't know how it would be for all of us dealing with the situation. From the get go I made sure to keep perspective on the age of my uncle, (86) and that he had lived a great and fulfilling life. There were cousins, an uncle, nieces and nephew's, lots of friends and neighbors of my uncle, all celebrating his life. Throughout the whole service I drew strength from being in the company of my wife, children and our extended family. Our family had always sat in the same place in the church and today was no exception. I had a proud moment when my two older sons and their girl friends joined us. It was cool to have a pew full... The whole thing was SPECIAL, the singing, the music, and the reflections of their time spent with my uncle. I thought about my parents through the whole thing. How would they have felt about the service and what they might have presented too. I felt great about the whole thing. All the siblings that had preceded I am sure were standing with Bernard today too. So many people asked how I was doing. My normal response is "I am happy to be here and I'm doing great"and I truly believe it.
It's going to be a intense weekend for sure. This memorial service and the reception following on Saturday and on Sunday we are going to a benefit for another town resident who has cancer. I wrote about the "pie lady" before, its her father. (See late last year) Stay tuned and I'll tell you how it went.