Wonderful, wonderful day

It's kind of hard to imagine the day of the funeral being a good day, but it really was. We weren't real sure to begin with how it would turn out weather wise because up until 12-1 it was still pretty cloudy but then the sun broke through and we had sunshine the rest of the day. Which was really nice since we had the potluck planned for outside after the service! My sister-in-law's, brother-in-law offered their place for the potluck. It was a bit out of town and more a country setting. It worked perfectly and we were very grateful for the offer! The funeral was very, very nice! Chris H. and Ed A. spoke and Zach Z. spoke at the graveside. Truth to be told, I didn't expect the amount of people that came! There may have been around 100 or so. It was very nice to see all the relatives! I met one cousin that I'd only heard about. It was very nice to put a face to a name!! We heard what we have now is really just temporary. There's so much to look forward to! No more tears, what a wonderful thing to look forward to! It's easy to lose sight of just how temporary a home this earth is. Life can kind of just takeover. And it's only those willing for our Fathers will that have the promise of no more tears. I didn't realize it but 3 cousins in my mom's generation have died in the last 3 months! That generation has, according to Ed, 24 cousins! (Ed is a cousin too) My dad seems to holding up and seems to actually be doing fairly well. He's really holding onto the comfort of our Father. We'll see what the next weeks bring. It'll be rough at times though! There will be good days and there will be bad days. He can hold on to the fact that she's was in a lot of pain and had really been declining health wise. And that is quite the comfort knowing that she's no longer suffering! Once again we really appreciate the care and love that all have shown! And am so very thankful for the One that is always there for us.