A New Day
We woke up, had our breakfast. The kids went off to school. I jumped right into my normal morning routine while my husband headed out to clean grain. Nothing has changed. Life goes on. But wait, someone who has been in our lives for a very long time is gone. Shouldn't there be a substantial pause? Every time I think about what our family went through this past weekend, my stomach turns, and it is a frequent thought. I'm wondering how everyone is doing. We so quickly went our separate ways, and it feels awful. I want to gather our little family together and have an entire week to just be together, talk about Uncle and recognize the enormity of how our lives have changed. But everyone is dealing with this in their own way and I pray that everyone is okay. I hope they understand themselves and how it is they are dealing with the loss, and that they are taking care of themselves. I've known Uncle Mike ...