Ending and Beginning

My father-in-law passed away this week. Our large families met to mourn his death and celebrate his life. His very good friend, Father Tom Mohan, Father Higgins, and Father Doug said mass for him. Our own priest, Father Frank McDevitt once said that saying the funeral mass for people is the last gift we can give the person.

Well, Bob DeCourcy's funeral mass was uplifting, touching, inspirational, and beautiful. Father Tom spoke about the goodness of Bob and how God wanted us to take the lessons of Bob's goodness and use them in our own life.

I will miss Bob, as I have missed losing him to Alzheimer's Disease. He was a wonderful father-in-law, with funny, silly stories, words of wisdom, and he was an example of how to react to most of life's challenges. He was not always right, and nor are we. Bob could change his opinions eventually, when he should. He loved his family. He loved his wife. He loved his friend, and he loved his God.

We loved him.
As Bob's life came to an end, my daughter Kyla is marrying Ryan McNeill. The wedding will be April 14th, 2012. What a wonderful celebration of publicly acknowledging their life, together as a family. Generously, they are hosting their wedding for family and friends. All cousins and aunts and uncles will be attending, so let the dancing begin! Her Grandad, Peter Baxter, and Grandparents Jane and Bob DeCourcy, and Ryan's Grandmother will be with us in spirit, encouraging the Circle of Life to continue.
Best wishes, my beautiful daughter! Welcome, Ryan! You will be very happy, together.

Clearing the Head Space

I am practising a non-schedule. It is harder than I thought. There have been a few moments of panic when I woke up and realized I had no schedule. . . rather, I hadn't made a schedule to follow. This does not mean that I have spent my life writing up what I have to do. In fact, I hear my friends chuckling because I am not that organized and often have to ask what day it is. But, in the life of working person, your day is limited by what you HAVE to do, not always what you want to do.

So, the lesson this week has been to realize that I can do what I want, when I want, or when I feel like a change. I eat when I feel hungry. I cook because I like to cook. I knit because I want to, and it is going well. I give myself a break when it is not.

I could get used to this.