Jason had his funeral saturday. I am glad I was able to attend. It was a beautiful funeral and I walked away wishing I'd worked a little harder at getting to know him. His interests were similar to ours. hiking, camping, climbing, snowboarding, music, humor, etc. He served his mission in Argentina, near where I served, so I imagine we had a lot of similar experiences. He lived a good life, I am honored to be his relative. I feel like he went because he had a greater work on the other side, and that is comforting. He was 23. I guess I had met him...when he was under 6. I really regret I didn't try to keep in better touch. Life is so busy. There are so many choices that bombard us everyday...of ways we can spend our days. I think this year, reunions and spending time with family have taken on a whole new meaning. I want to make the best of it all. I have a tendency to be shy, and even though I resolved to do better, I still was too chicken to approach his brothers and tell them how impressed I was by their contributions in honoring their brother, so I do have work to do! something so simple can feel so overwelming to me! silly.
more later on my trip.
3 comments:
you're not silly, you're great.
how about writing them a letter to let them know how you felt about their contributions? just an idea...
yeah, that is my plan. the chicken way of doing things. the funny thing, is I opened an email today that included something about how a written compliment is good, but a face to face one is better! just reminded me again how loser I can be! ;). thanks rach.
Oh my goodness, I am totally bawling! Life is so precious! I think on the Warthen side we have been so blessed with health and I am so grateful for that. Verlee you are not a loser and I am so grateful you shared this experience.
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