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Simple Joy: Touching the Lives of Others
This will sound odd that my Sister-in-law's funeral would be a simple joy. In many ways it wasn't because her vibrant life was cut way too short and she will be greatly missed. So why call this a simple joy?
See the blur of light on either side of the altar? Those are hundreds of candles lit by the lives my SIL touched. She was joy filled and poured out her joy into everyone she met including me.
Another reason why I call it a simple joy is that it reminds me that there are many ways to define family. You see, my SIL is actually the wife of my foster brother. The truth of the matter is my side of the family has been created by adoption, the foster care system, marriage and a second marriage of my grandmother who brought into my life a cousin that feels more like a sister. My family brings a lot of joy into my life.
Simple Joy: Touching the Lives of Others
This will sound odd that my Sister-in-law's funeral would be a simple joy. In many ways it wasn't because her vibrant life was cut way too short and she will be greatly missed. So why call this a simple joy?
See the blur of light on either side of the altar? Those are hundreds of candles lit by the lives my SIL touched. She was joy filled and poured out her joy into everyone she met including me.
Another reason why I call it a simple joy is that it reminds me that there are many ways to define family. You see, my SIL is actually the wife of my foster brother. The truth of the matter is my side of the family has been created by adoption, the foster care system, marriage and a second marriage of my grandmother who brought into my life a cousin that feels more like a sister. My family brings a lot of joy into my life.