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May. 23, 2008
Happy Birthday Daddy-pops

In Loving Memory~

5/23/56 ~ 5/11/08

~ Happy birthday Daddy-pops

Hey ya’ll,

Somehow, I made it through the first week and 4 days since my dad’s crash. We had the memorial service Last Thursday night. There were so many people; I didn’t know that daddy knew that many people. Everything was set up so nicely, we had tables set up with pictures of when he was in school and then Mom and Dad’s engagement and wedding pictures. Then in the center we had the box that dad’s ashes were in….well, dad wasn’t actually in the box, his ashes weren’t ready until Tuesday, so we had an empty box to represent dad. But we joked about it and said that Dad was late for his own funeral, haha. ^_^

We had a lovely slideshow up on a wall, (much like the one at the top of my blog) with Mom and Dad’s song playing, “I got you Babe” and “I Miss You” by Miley Cyrus. We of course made everyone cry. We saw family that we haven’t seen in awhile, family we didn’t even know we had, and good friends that we don’t see enough of. So it was kind of like a large family reunion, very large.

One of my cousins, I don’t remember her name, (terrible, I know) but I guess she forgot that dad had died and she asked me where my dad was. I wanted to scream at her, “Girl! You are at his funeral!” but I couldn’t speak. All I could do was run to the bathroom and try to get myself under control. I guess I shouldn’t have let that get to me, but it was just really unexpected.

I played my violin, it was really hard, but I made it. I played Dad’s two favorite songs, “As The Deer” and “Faded Love”. I personally thought that it sounded horrible, but everyone kept telling me how much they enjoyed it. The memorial service was more like a church service, more of a celebration.

Friday night we went to the little fella who caused the crash’s memorial service, Jarrod Kiger. He was only 21 yrs old. His family is hurting just as much as we are to loose a loved one, so we went and be with them. Please keep them in your prayers, they are going through a tough time.

I have been constantly reminding myself that he is walking the streets of gold right now. But sometimes I just have to cry, but that’s ok, it’s my way of healing. That and reading the awesome and encouraging comments that everyone has been sending me and my family. (love you guys) The knowledge that I will see him again is wonderful. We are only on this earth for a short time, but until then, I believe it would be ok to miss him. But Dad wouldn’t want me to dig a hole and bury myself, (though at times it would be so easy), cause we still have lives to live.

Today would have been Dad’s birthday. A regular birthday for Dad would of consisted of taking him out to eat. But instead, we are going to the crash site to put up a memory cross that my sister-in-law’s dad made.

Please continue to pray for us, It’s been tough, but God’s grace is still shining on us. His mercies endure forever. He is the Father to the fatherless, and he took Dad to be with him for several reasons and our family is closer than it has ever been, I’m so glad our family didn’t fall apart, but pulled closer together. And I thank God for the 11 life’s that were saved at his memorial service! Luv always,
Sarah

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May. 23, 2008 - Happy Birthday Elgin

Posted by indygirl

Late for his own service.. Our Dads are laughing out loud.. Keeping you and your family close in prayer...

Love you..