I last wrote the afternoon before the wake was held. The service began at 4pm and went until 10pm. About 1500 people came to be with us in the First Luthern Church in Taylors Falls, MN. I was particularly attentive to my nieces and nephews. They had been with Alex enjoying a well deserved Monday afternoon off after a busy weekend working at the restaurants the family owns. It was a big shock for them to deal with watching him drown. We shared so many memories and stories. Jordan, Alex's cousin, told us that when she was sleeping in the tent by the river during the night they hadn't found his body she was troubled and asked God to give her something. She fell asleep and dreamed that just as Alex jumped into the water his spirit burst forth into the atmosphere and was dancing and playing among the tops of the trees with golden streams following him. He was very happy.
Gwen, Alex's 17 year old sister had been dreaming about death a lot this summer. A few weeks ago when she and Alex were sitting my the river she talked to him about it. He told her that if he had a choice of how to die he would prefer drowning. There are many other blessings and stories that have comforted us all in our sadness.
After the wake we drove to the cabin where I was staying with my Aunt Lynn and I was trying to help her walk up the stairs. She misstepped and started to fall down. We were holding hands and when we tightened our grip she pulled me over and I landed on my left sacroiliac joint. I was able to stand up but eventually found out I fractured my sacrum. I spent Saturday night in the hospital and Marty Roers came by to see me! I am now staying in my mother's cabin and using a walker. I have a lot of muscle spasms when I try to move about but I'm able to get to the bathroom and walk slowly. Unfortunately, I missed the funeral but they made a video. Mary Oldham stopped by on Monday morning and she was a breath of fresh air...as always. My brother Paul and his family are coming on Aug 2nd so we can all watch the funeral together then.
This is an unexpected turn of events once again but I'm sure we will see the blessing in it too. For now Mom and I are just enjoying being together and supporting the family as best we can. Carol came down for supper last night and we had a good heart to heart talk. Once again, I and all of our family are very grateful for you concern, support, love and prayers. We send out love too...susan
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