Not a Good Day!

Had such high hopes for my day today!

Was going to change the light bulb in my

office. Was going to dump all the potted plants

outside today - winter is coming. Was going

to clean some of the house! Was going to do

a lot of things - things that really do not much

matter in the whole scheme of things.

Instead I answered the phone call that changed

everything - again.

My step-mom Karen was found this morning in her

car - apparent heart attack that probably

happened yesterday early afternoon.

This was totally unexpected. So hard with

unexpected deaths - so hard to expect death

and watch it happen. Death is just hard for those

of us left behind. But for the one who just

breathed their last - it is not so hard if you know

that you know that you know. And Karen did.

I know that she is in Heaven now - I know

that she has met our Savior - I know that

both Roger and my Dad met her at the gates -

I know that she is in a much better place.

I will be in FL tomorrow with my sister and brother

and we will reminisce about the good times

and the bad and then we will forget the bad

and move on. Just like we had to do when our mom

passed on and when our dad passed on.

Karen is in a good place - and we will all

see her again someday.

We loved you Karen - warts and all -

just as you loved all of us - warts and all!