Death
Death It literally takes your breath away. It never comes at the right moment in our lives. It is always (no matter what the situation) more difficult than our words can fully articulate. It brings out the worst and the best for loved ones as they navigate the curvy road of what is now their new reality. I must admit that it has been a weary past week. Death has invaded my life in a variety of ways this past week. A week ago today my Aunt; whom I grew up right next door to until I left for college, transitioned into the Kingdom. My Aunt's death wasn't a shock for 4 years she had been living with breast cancer. And yet her death has left a whole, a whole in my mom's daily routine. A routine that included calling her to touch base with how she was and what her plans were for the day. It was never a really long conversation and yet it was a touch stone. Beyond my aunt, my week has been filled with hearing the news that one of Luke's former students from