tende thanks for the kitty hugs :-x
braf - the funeral is at 12. I know I'll feel all the OK'er's sending me strength.
I wrote something for my sisters to keep with them on the day, I'll post some of it here ..
22 March 2011
We stand together on this day, united as four strong courageous daughters, to say goodbye to our dad.
Our grief and sorrow contain varied emotions, similar and unique, according to our individuality and our shared experiences as ******'s daughters.
I appreciate our differences and similarities but especially our differences because without this contrast we would not have the potential to see the โbigger pictureโ nor would we be a force to be reckoned with when we come together as a united front against the storms we have had to endure as a family.
It is no accident we were born into this family. It is said we choose our parents and our siblings to help us become the person we aspire to be.
We have the free will to reach our full potential - to develop and grow from our experiences to become women of greater wisdom, compassion and integrity. The connection we have as sisters offers us the shared mission of overcoming the karma of our family into a triumph of the spirit, not only for ourselves but for our children.
It is with gratitude I sit with you here today. Gratitude for being able to share part of my lifeโs journey, with you, my sisters. Gratitude for being able to spend time with dad, getting to know him and watching and learning as he fought his battle with illness. Above all gratitude for being *******'s daughter and being given the gift of this precious life.