April 20, 2015
10:12 p.m.

It's been a sad couple of days.

Recently, I wrote about fears, and among those fears was the fear of death. Fear of my own death, and fear of the death of my loved ones. Deciding that I had to go first is not a realistic solution to my unwillingness to face anyone else's death--how would I possibly time it just right?

Paramount--for me, at least--is the fear of losing my parents.

Believe me, I understand how blessed I have been to get past the age of fifty and still have living, breathing, healthy parents. My father is approaching his eighth decade, but he can still be found tending his yard and playing golf. My mother will soon be seventy-eight, and she still manages all her own household chores. As I type, they are planning a family reunion, to be held at their home in July. Remodeling chores are in progress. We are all so excited.

My hope is that we will enjoy not only this upcoming reunion together, but many more to come. But only God knows if that will be the case, and I know I have to do my best to enjoy every minute I can with them.

That said, I feel the need to celebrate the lives of a couple of people who left us this week. One was my uncle. My memories of him are of an endlessly cheerful man. My only memory of him unsmiling was when I saw him at my grandmother's funeral. Other than that, whenever I saw him, he was grinning from ear to ear.

My cousins lost their father April 18th, and I am so very sorry. Tony Turcotte, you were much loved and you will be missed. God Bless You. Rest in Peace.

Friends from my hometown also lost their father this week, a man I really believed would be with us forever. He was 101 years young. Brother Joe Trujillo will be quite the warrior in Heaven, but will certainly be missed here on earth. Rest in Peace. 

The great-granddaughter of Tony, my little cousin thrice removed, Stormy, continues to battle a brain tumor. http://www.gofundme.com/odnxw8 The family is having a hard time, so if you'd care to lend a hand and a dollar or two, visit Stormy's page. Thank you.

My second cousin, Rusty, is also battling a brain tumor. His page can be found here:  http://www.gofundme.com/eyhl0c  Thank you.

In regards to donations, every penny counts, but so does every prayer, good thought and happy vibration. I thank you just as heartily for those. 

As always, thanks for stopping by. Please like and share.

Peace!