It was another rainy day, and in fact it was violently rainy last night, particularly in Tennessee where there were tornados and destruction. Here, things were wet, and things were sad: it was time for the funeral.
Daddy picked up Madison early from school, and her teachers have been kind, letting her take quizzes and tests later on rather than this week if she so chooses. Knowing Madison, she'll want to take these right away. But we'll see. Today's quiz was clearly going to have to wait - she missed math today, getting home with Daddy, eating a bit, and then getting dressed for the funeral.
She wore her taekwondo uniform, her white gi. This is because the rest of the taekwondo group that attended the funeral also wore theirs, all part of a ceremony that started things off, before the actual funeral itself. Madison was present when Jesse was given his black belt. It was very touching. His great-grandmother was there with Madison, and the two said goodbye to Jesse as the coffin was moved off to the main room for the service itself. Madison sat with the others in the front, having come in before the family. Daddy sat towards the back with the KidPak staff. Madison was with Chris and Bart up front, so it was okay. Still, it was a very emotional afternoon, as you might expect.
The rain poured down outside, but as Madison noted, things cleared up at the very end, as the coffin was being moved out the door, outside, and to the final resting place. Some time next week, we'll make an effort to visit. We may visit more than once, depending on Madison. If she ever wants to stop by, we'll do that.
We talked a good while after the ceremony, talking with each other, with Madison doing a bit of reminiscing about Jesse. Camille was on hand, as was Shobie, both quickly to Madison's side as she broke down in tears. We all were crying, and that's okay, Madison. She didn't want the guys to see her crying, but on this day, everyone was crying.
An eleven-year-old boy passed away last week, and there are a lot of questions left behind that we can never answer, and we'll never fully understand why, because we're not God. "Understanding" is the word that keeps coming to mind. As in, we are to trust in the Lord with all our hearts and lean not on our own understanding. And as we heard in the funeral today, we pray for the peace of God, that passes all understanding.
The church family went out for ice cream after that - the sun was shining and the weather was suddenly perfect outside. We were standing out there, reflecting and eating our different ice creams. Madison will be okay. It hurts, but she knows he's in heaven, and she knows we all have to move on here.
Life is made up of meetings and partings. That is the way of it. I'm sure we'll never forget the memory of Jesse.
After the funeral, Daddy went over to the library to get the next Thrawn book for the girls, and sure enough it was there.
We read that and the devotional tonight. We also seem to be falling into a pattern, watching a few things on Disney Plus each night before bedtime. We said our prayers for the hurting families, and those who are sick. It was time for bed, time to shut our eyes and move on from this day. Madison did very well, and I was proud of her for even wanting to attend. It was painful. But, unfortunately, that is life.
Daddy picked up Madison early from school, and her teachers have been kind, letting her take quizzes and tests later on rather than this week if she so chooses. Knowing Madison, she'll want to take these right away. But we'll see. Today's quiz was clearly going to have to wait - she missed math today, getting home with Daddy, eating a bit, and then getting dressed for the funeral.
She wore her taekwondo uniform, her white gi. This is because the rest of the taekwondo group that attended the funeral also wore theirs, all part of a ceremony that started things off, before the actual funeral itself. Madison was present when Jesse was given his black belt. It was very touching. His great-grandmother was there with Madison, and the two said goodbye to Jesse as the coffin was moved off to the main room for the service itself. Madison sat with the others in the front, having come in before the family. Daddy sat towards the back with the KidPak staff. Madison was with Chris and Bart up front, so it was okay. Still, it was a very emotional afternoon, as you might expect.
The rain poured down outside, but as Madison noted, things cleared up at the very end, as the coffin was being moved out the door, outside, and to the final resting place. Some time next week, we'll make an effort to visit. We may visit more than once, depending on Madison. If she ever wants to stop by, we'll do that.
We talked a good while after the ceremony, talking with each other, with Madison doing a bit of reminiscing about Jesse. Camille was on hand, as was Shobie, both quickly to Madison's side as she broke down in tears. We all were crying, and that's okay, Madison. She didn't want the guys to see her crying, but on this day, everyone was crying.
An eleven-year-old boy passed away last week, and there are a lot of questions left behind that we can never answer, and we'll never fully understand why, because we're not God. "Understanding" is the word that keeps coming to mind. As in, we are to trust in the Lord with all our hearts and lean not on our own understanding. And as we heard in the funeral today, we pray for the peace of God, that passes all understanding.
The church family went out for ice cream after that - the sun was shining and the weather was suddenly perfect outside. We were standing out there, reflecting and eating our different ice creams. Madison will be okay. It hurts, but she knows he's in heaven, and she knows we all have to move on here.
Life is made up of meetings and partings. That is the way of it. I'm sure we'll never forget the memory of Jesse.
After the funeral, Daddy went over to the library to get the next Thrawn book for the girls, and sure enough it was there.
We read that and the devotional tonight. We also seem to be falling into a pattern, watching a few things on Disney Plus each night before bedtime. We said our prayers for the hurting families, and those who are sick. It was time for bed, time to shut our eyes and move on from this day. Madison did very well, and I was proud of her for even wanting to attend. It was painful. But, unfortunately, that is life.
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