Nightly Gathering

Open Thread Post 78 - Just so tired

I don't actually feel a lot of stress, but I'm definitely in the thick of pulling this thing off on Saturday. I came up with a pretty good idea last night that should set the tone of the whole service, and it has somehow made me feel that it's going to be fine no matter what happens.

There are many people who are taking a lot of time and a lot of money to come celebrate my daughter for a very short time. Most are staying a couple days, but there are several that are flying or driving in Friday night and leaving on Saturday night. Thank you for considering her life important enough to do this whirlwind trip.

As far as my grief goes, I realized I'm past the homesick phase now, where the longing was constant, but not crippling. Now I go about my day with her not in my thoughts all the time, but if something hits, then I will cry easily for like 1-3 minutes.

I can only cope because I know where she is, and I'd never ask her to come back into this fallen world.