Reflecting
Mom always says that deaths come in threes and yesterday marked the third that I know of in the past couple of months. The first was Jenny's mom, the second Heidi and Allen's baby, Cassie and the third a co-worker's mom that had ovarian cancer. All of them are really sad events, but for some reason it makes me a little hopeful and happy. I don't know why, but I'm always surprised when people of other faiths have similar thoughts on what happens when we die and where we go as us Mormons do. Here's what my co-worker's dad wrote about his wife: "It is with a joyful and happy heart that I tell you, Joanne has won her battle with ovarian cancer. She rests peacefully this afternoon in the palm of God's hand. I will miss her and I will love her forever." It's very sweet, isn't it? And then there is Cassie Savoie's obituary Cassie Savoie's obituary, also very well said, though I warn you looking at it might make your heart break a little. I'm sorry to go the morbid route with this post, but having lost people close to me and even with the amount of death in Harry Potter, it always makes me grateful to know that we have a wonderful understanding of what happens to us after this life. Leave Heidi and Allen a note if you have time!
I'm having a hard time keeping my "sappy button" under control lately. I well up at everything, so thanks a lot, Missy!
I went to Cassie's funeral and it was very touching. Their families did the whole thing, so it was very sweet. Allen & Heidi actually spoke at the end, telling their feelings about what happened. Apparently Cassie was a little fighter, and they said her spirit was just too big for her little body. They seem to be very much at peace, and have hope through Christ that they will see her again. The doctors called them on Monday morning early and said she had taken a turn for the worse, so they actually got to hold her before she passed. The whole service was very uplifting and inspiring, with everyone expressing gratitude for the lives she had touched in only 18 days.