Steff,

I know your faith, like mine, is a big part of who you are. That doesn't mean that we can't question what took place and why.

To me, I look at it from a different angle. The tears aren't for him, my dear, they are for the ones he left behind. He got the good end of the deal ... he's at a place that, at times, I can't get there fast enough.

And when my time does come, I want people to celebrate. She made it! She no longer has to worry about her kids ... She gets to sleep in (and stay up late) for eternity! She can hold her infant daughter again. She no longer has to worry if there will be a cure in her lifetime.

She is free, at last!

That doesn't stop the tears from coming for people, like yourself, who are left behind. But try to hold on to the fact that you'll see that lovely smiling face again.

I apologize if this post seems out of place in light of the fact that it happened so recently. My love ... and prayers ... go out to you and the family.