The Celebration of Life service was both meaningful and respectful. The National Guard presentation of the American flag to Mom was moving...I can't even describe it. Paul spoke with heartfelt emotion, bringing us a picture of Dad as a grandpa that was tender and humorous at the same time. He evoked scripture & reference to saints, and composed a picture of words to describe heaven with Grandpa in it.
Keith was also spot on, and tugged at my heart. I could not have done it...he was amazing, too. Micky recited the poem Emily had written for Dad on Father's Day.
And Pastor Andy spoke of Dad as the Lord's servant...just as I always envisioned.
ALL THE GRANDCHILDREN were there! The family took up half the pews on the west side. What a sight we must have made coming down the aisle.
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Brandon left around 2:00 for the KC airport. So, he missed a family birthday party for Halle who turned 14 last Thursday. Cathy's house was busting at the seams! And today, I drove Kevin to the KC airport to catch his flight. Mom said she had a small Walmart list, as did I, so I brought her with us. We planned on stopping at Maryville on the way home, but my car suddenly stopped, and I do mean STOPPED, about 17 miles south of Maryville!
Doug's daughter Amber & her guy Ethan were in Maryville for a movie, so they drove down to check on the engine. (Ethan is a very handy farmer, who knows his stuff!) And then Keith came down, too, bringing Keith III with him. They pushed the car to the side of the road, Doug called Snyder's for a tow, and we left it sitting there.
Keith took us on to Walmart, and then brought us home. I'm afraid Mom will never ride with me again! (She also mentioned she wished we'd brought her car!)
Anyway, Doug & I took a ride on the Harley and saw that it was indeed back in Clarinda.
I must add at this point that Doug had an equally bad day. His Tahoe is broke down, so he drove the pickup to the Dollar General. In the parking lot it caught fire, they called 911, and the fire department came to the rescue!
Now, we are both "vehicle-less"!
More on that later.....................
Kevin is home safe- I can't believe your trip back! He said the funeral went really well. I wish we could all have been there but the important thing was all the family that was able to attend Saturday morning's service. So, can you and Doug both fit on the scooter!? :) Love you.....
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