remembering Lois in our lives
At the funeral, Matthew remarked that Lois passed away on Easter Sunday. As we sat together in the beautiful small chapel blooming with flowers - Lois' seven children, twelve grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, her sister, her brother, and old family friends - it felt something like Easter, too.
Making the priest laugh, Matthew asked, what else did Christ teach us but that it’s possible to hit the re-set button? It is possible to create a new legacy out of the shadows of previous generations. Love your children with all your hearts, Matthew said. Be kind to yourself. Say a wish prayer, and make it happen.
She would have wanted it that way.