Well….I’m back from my trip to LA. It was an extremely busy and productive trip. I was able to attend the memorial service for my Uncle Bob, spend a couple of days with my cousin Steve who is in the nursing home and help him pay bills etc, and I was able to reconnect with relatives of both sides of my family. I am exhausted..and grateful. I’m exhausted because in addition to the hard work that goes into connecting with loved ones around issues of serious illness and death, I had the opportunity to spend hours and hours every day crisscrossing southern California on congested freeways. At one point I had my credit card suspended because purchases were being made in so many different places that Mastercard thought my card had been stolen. But most of all I am grateful….. grateful for the opportunity to reconnect with so many amazing people, grateful for the chance to do what little I could to bring some comfort to the grieving, and grateful to be reminded that having people who love you is a precious gift that must be honored and nurtured. Most of all I am grateful that so many of my relatives, especially my Uncle Bob, know and love Jesus.
Please pray for my Aunt Kathy as she grieves the death of her husband …. and for my cousin Steve whose leg will be amputated if they can’t get the infections/MRSA under control.
