Its A Blur

We have an inside joke in our family.  When things get crazy we say, "its a blur".  It is a reference to a family vacation we took when the boys were little.  We boarded a train and went around the country seeing as much of the country as we could.  And yes, it was a blur.  

Our lives have definitely been a blur the past few weeks.  I've lost track of what day it is more than a few times.  There have been sleepless nights and long, long, long days.  

Our Senior Pastor passed away a couple of weeks ago.  To say that is a major blow would be an understatement.  He has been the pastor of the church for 47 years, my pastor for 43, and my husband's work partner for 32 years.  The loss personally and professionally is enormous and has thrown our lives into upheaval. 

The day of his funeral, Brian also attended the wedding of a young couple in our church, then we came home and were eating a late dinner when we got the call that our daughter-in-law was in labor.  For a while there we thought we were going to have a funeral, a wedding, and a birth all in the same day.  But it turned out to be a false alarm - that day.  The next day it was the real deal and our fifth grandchild, Larkin Elizabeth came into this world.  She is absolutely the most beautiful baby I've seen since

our last grandchild was born and we are in love. 

Larkin has gotten off to a rough start.  She is healthy, but she is jaundice, which has meant time in the NICU, getting discharged, and then going back to the NICU again.  As I am writing this, she is home but her levels are back up so tomorrow she may be headed back to the hospital again.  I am sure she will be fine, but I'm not so sure about the rest of us.  

And my best friend's mother passed away rather suddenly in the middle of the night a couple of days ago.  Today we had her funeral.  Her mom was a sweet lady and such a character (like her daughter).  She will be missed. 

I have been so proud of our church family.  They have truly pulled together and supported one another and been their amazing selves.  Not only are they there to provide whatever is needed to our Senior Pastor's family and the family of my friend, but they have been there for each other in ways that can not be counted.  They are like that all the time, but it seems more so lately.