Our thanks for all the love and support at Paul's funeral; we really felt it was a celebration of his life, but it wouldn't have been that without all the wonderful family and friends who came.
Now the hard part of grieving continues. Hard but necessary. We are thinking of Steph and the girls as they fall into the regular routine without Paul. We think, too, of Mom and Dad. There was so much activity at Christmas, but now all is quieting down and there is a lot of time to think and be sad. Thank you for continuing to keep in touch with Steph, the girls, Mom, and Dad.
Stephanie would like to assemble a book of memories and stories Paul's friends and family have about him. Her e-mail was included on the bulletin, and I'll include it here as well:
Telling stories the last couple weeks has been great therapy for all of us, but we'd like to have more for the girls. It will be quite a keepsake for them.
Not sure how this will work, but I attached an image of Paul's bulletin to this post. May be too small to see...
Thanks for sharing all of that! I am so sorry I missed the funeral and seeing all the family. I wasn't feeling the best the night before and had kept in contact with Mom over night on messenger. That morning, I was up early to get ready and ended up canceling on Mom. I had a very sore throat and was running a low fever and with her white counts so low, I didn't want to chance her getting sick. About the time the funeral started, my doctor texted me and asked me to call. I'd had x-rays taken the day before to check my CHF. Lo and behold, I have pneumonia. So, I guess the choice to stay home was a good one. Know that you are all still in my thoughts and prayers and will continue to be for a long time. Love and blessings to all of you! Sandra
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