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• THE JOURNEY IS OVER (JOURNAL 90)

  3 June, 2016

  If you were to read our journal entry for this day last year, you would read the following Today's instalment… [more]

• JOURNAL 89

  22 May, 2016

  Hi sweetheart, Sometimes I experience periods of “What if…?”. These are times when my mind seems… [more]

• JOURNAL 88

  17 May, 2016

  Hi Darling, Coming home from the hospital with a mechanical device fitted to my chest – a P.E.G. I think it… [more]

• JOURNAL 87

  13 May, 2016

  JOURNAL 87 The doctor said I can go home this morning. The surgery has had the desired effect and this new means of… [more]

• JOURNAL 86

  10 May, 2016

  JOURNAL 86 MOTHER’S DAY Hello sweetheart, I haven’t spoken to our children as to… [more]

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  29 April, 2015

  In my last posting I mentioned about this period of grieving being a time to re-group in readiness for me to resume the journey. Bev and I walked this journey together until the last few hours when she walked without me. That was because the Shepherd was with her. Now she has reached her heavenly home.

  I can’t imagine resuming this journey without her. But, then, I guess that is part of the purpose of re-grouping.

  I must record my response to Bev’s Celebration service. As a family we met and discussed the arrangements. Bev was there to make her contribution. That was great!

  First, we wanted to ditch the word “funeral”. Using the word (any word, for that matter) predisposes our expectation. So we used the expression “Celebration of Life” Service.

  It was fantastic!!

  We had produced 8-9 larger-than-life photos of Bev which formed something of a backdrop across the stage/platform. Our 5 granddaughters participated, the older one bringing a delightful tribute about Grandma. Our two sons then regaled us with an anecdotal smorgasbord of life growing up in the Robinson household.

  It was a roller-coaster ride of emotions. One moment they had us in stitches of laughter and then had us reflective as they helped us see the strategic role that Bev had played in each of our lives. By the time they had finished, their mother had been beautifully honoured and celebrated. The service finished on a wonderful note of victory as we listened to Bill & Gloria Gaither’s song, “It Is Finished!”  Hardly a dry eye in the house, as they say.

  I’m glad I shared that with you. It will be one of those memories that will help us through when the road gets difficult in the days ahead.