My favorite pictures are of the new people we met in Long Beach, friends or spouses of friends, all chipping in, adding their own beauty touches during the week prior to Brian's Memorial. Each one, like Rachel here, worked magic, doing all that needed doing, big and little things that added beauty and comfort to the occasion. Someone wrote the obituary draft, someone prepared the memorial program, someone worked on cleaning the interior, someone catered the many gatherings, someone cooked, someone scrubbed floors, washed walls and windows.........
They came in and out; and they all brought joy!
We tasted the love in each thoughtful gesture.
We are still in a daze, my husband and my other children,their spouses and relatives, and Janet, Brian's fiancee. She had coordinated all this out pour, hundreds of people, friends and co-workers of both of them. Throughout, she was quietly doing, arranging, holding hands, coordinating, managing the many crews that showed up.
Our hearts are comforted daily by all this love and beauty.
It is helpful to be surrounded by loving support!
ReplyDeleteAh Rosaria,love is God's name
ReplyDeleteIt is always amazing how people come together in times of need. How things fall into place and people seem to know what to do when ordinarily they might not. It all goes to show the goodness of people. Take care Rosaria!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that you got to experience having all these young people around during such a difficult time. You can look back and remember them, and I hope you can find a smile or two there.
ReplyDeletePeople still know they can help when their help is needed, especially at a time like this. We all know that, instinctively, I think..
ReplyDeleteAs a group of Englishmen put it, "We get by with a little help from our friends." Twas ever thus!
What struck me was how I think of my daughter in relationship to me and our family. But she has lived her adult years after college among friends who would, I imagine, do similar things as for your son for her quite apart from her family of origin. It's such a lovely tribute isn't it?
ReplyDeleteSuch comforting support and love makes the world a much better place.
ReplyDeleteSo good to see you here. Thanks for your comforting words.
ReplyDeleteit gives me solace to know you are surrounded by all this love and support. you deserve it, dear rosaria. goddess bless you and your entire family — sending blessings, love and prayers in brian's name. may his memory be eternal.
ReplyDeletexoxo