Aftermath

It has been a month since David's funeral.Things went smoothly thanks to the many people who helped. Our Ontario relatives went back home.School started for Jeremy and Julie.They are both in high school now.That seems to go well too.
Between times of PAAAPERWORK ,phone work, housework,errands,driving kids,I take time to see some friends and family and for walks, quiet listening and reflecting moments.I will be back at regular doctoring work part time in October (that's in 2 weeks!).
We have our "moments" but at other times it even seems abnormal that things should be so normal in our daily living as if Dave was just on a trip.
We were deeply touched that so many of you came to remember Dave at the church services in Montreal or Toronto.I am sorry we couldn't greet everyone especialy in Montreal but we were already late for the cemetery.Thank you also for all the sympathies many expressed in flowers,cards, emails and visits that encouraged us and showed your care for Dave and our family.
I was slow in writing.I thought I would wait until I got a new blog for the family but I haven't gotten that far yet.I will write some other time about what things we did manage to master.
I know that during grief, one can do "unusual "things.If some of you see one of us too "weird",please see us gently back to God's peace that surpasses all understanding.
For now I only changed the color of my hair to natural gray.It is less trouble but it may also be an external sign that something important changed recently,that someone intimately linked to my physical being has gone and that I am not the same for it.
I do agree at this time in our circumstances that "It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all".
I thank God for the grace of those wonderful 16 years we had together,and depend on His Grace for our future.
Liette