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Dad's birthday and other thoughts

October 25th was my dad's 72nd birthday.  That was a real milestone for me.  When this journey began in March, I was afraid we wouldn't make it that far and that we would be grieving on his birthday instead of celebrating.

I can hardly believe ... Dad is still relatively pain-free, and is still traveling!  He and Mom went to Indiana to a casino with his siblings to celebrate their birthdays, and now he's preparing to accompany a friend (whose wife can't go after they already made plans) to Vegas in a couple weeks.  I hate that he gambles, but I'm happy to see him still living his life.  And I'm thankful that Mom gets a few days to just disconnect from the journey while he's gone.

It's kind of funny ... it almost seems like as long as he's making plans and lving them out, things are fine.  What would happen if he had nothing planned, nothing to look forward to, work towards?

At our church, a beloved member ... a woman who taught the preschool Sunday School class for 50 years!!! ... passed away from cancer Sunday morning.

Lord, be with us all.  Amen.