Thank you all for your loving thoughts, prayers of support and kindness.
The memorial service is over; the mass is done.
We only await now the ashes for the final farewell. My mom is to be scattered, (as was my dad), in the ocean - one of their favorite places. (Can't scatter the ashes on the dance floor, ya know?
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We had hoped to have it done tomorrow, but, that's not possible.
My mom's services were a celebration of her life.
There were few tears; much singing, prayer and laughter.
It is just as she wanted.
I'm honored to have played a role in her last moments here on earth, and as she goes towards the Light.
A beautiful red cardnal keeps coming round the yard. It sticks around for a long time, before it flys away. But, it's been coming back for days now, just visiting.
Mom said, at my dad's memorial,
"Don't look for me in the cemetary. I won't be there.
Look for me in the flowers, in the clouds in the sky, and in the birds that fly..."
Mom is at peace. She's letting us know.
All is well...
Shalom!