Today will now go down as a day I will always remember. It's one of those days that will always be etched in my mind. I know many don't know, but I was not as close to my Mom as I would like, and throughout the day, it's been an emotional rollercoaster. Today, I say goodbye to both of my parents after over two weeks of my Mom in the hospice. This on a cloudy day locally, the temperatures near 50 degrees today and will dip down to a low of single digits on Tuesday morning.
I want to express my heartfelt thanks for all of you who posted your sympathy and prayers on Facebook for what I am going through. I read every one of you all who posted, thought about how we met, what you have meant to me, and I have said a prayer for you to be blessed in this upcoming year. For those who even have a more distant relationship to their parents that I have, I can only imagine what you are; I can only believe it's more complex than I feel. I pray for your comfort and healing if by my experience it stirs up any intense emotion within you!
I want to ask all those who pray that with today being Sunday our family couldn't schedule the memorial service for my Mom. I have tentatively booked a flight to Hawaii to ensure that my wife and I had a flight to the islands. The call to schedule the memorial is on hold till tomorrow. Ideally, we are hoping that it can be held on a Friday or Monday. I know that God has everything under control. I ask for prayers for the right timing for everything.
