Good bye for now

Krista Erin Brewer went home to be with the Lord Wednesday night. The funeral was today and it was really beautiful. I have never seen so many pink flowers in all my life. Almost everyone attending the funeral wore pink in her honor as well.

Many, many lives were touched by this little girl. They spoke often of her being an angel. The pastor who spoke at the service told us that the word "angel" means "messenger". He asked us to think about what message Krista had delivered to us. I would have to say, for me, it was a message about enjoying the little things in life and taking the time to spend together. So often I am too busy or too tired to play a board game with my kids or just take them to the park or something. I will work harder to relax more often with them and enjoy our time together. One can never know when that time might end.

Thank you for giving me that message Krista. And, thank you for not making me wear another black dress. Our family has spent far too much time at that cemetery in the last year. I hope that this next year has less of a valley and more of a peak to it.