Monday, April 17, 2006

In Loving Memory



We remember a life today
and all that made her who she was -
all that delighted her,
that made her laugh
or moved her to tears,
calling to mind her story,
and the many lives she touched along the way
We honor a life today -
her outlook,
her inner strength,
and the things that she believed in -
recognizing her goodness,
her uniqueness,
her own special gifts
shared generously with the rest of the world.
We celebrate a life today
and her connections with family and friends
and all who loved her -
feeling enriched for having known her
and so grateful for our time with her,
for the way she affected us ...
inspired us ...
and affirmed for us
that this is how a beautiful life should be lived.









Monday, April 03, 2006

Comfortably Numb

I suppose the upside to being at work today is that the more times I tell the story the more real it seems. I don't know that that makes it easier but I've reached a point of numb acceptance. As long as I don't have to look at my dad or my grandfather because then the tears threaten to flow in earnest. I guess, in all honesty, we don't know with 100% certainity how this will all play out until they take her off life-support tomorrow morning but I think that everyone has come to terms (as much as you can ever come to terms) with the fact that we have to let her go. But for now it is a bit of a waiting game. And we all know how good I am with waiting.

Sunday, April 02, 2006



One week ago today we were together celebrating my grandfather's 80th birthday.

Today we are together at the hospital celebrating my grandmother's life in its final moments.

What a difference one week can make.