Meaningful Day

Today is Easter 2008. Easter to me is what I stand for. I believe that Jesus rose on this day, 3 days after dying on the cross. Heaven depends on it. But today is also important to me because this would have been my mother's 76th birthday. This is my first year without my mother and I never knew how bad that could hurt, until now. Her good friend just called me to tell me that she was missing mom and that she was thinking about me. I could have just folded up and bawled yet I didn't want her to know how bad I was hurting. Just saying she was thinking of me made me just want to fall apart. I saved it for when we got off of the phone.
Today is also the 3rd anniversary of Justin's Kulwicki's death. I know that Sherrie and Billy are grieving terribly today and there's nothing I can do to help them, other than pray. I don't believe that it will be long before all of us who have lost loved ones, will be reunited in Heaven. I feel like things in this world have gotten that bad. Come quickly Lord Jesus!
I guess last, but not least, this is the first Easter Gary and I have spent without having someone in the family with us. Away From The Fam for sure! I'm reasonably sure that Kelton and Hudson didn't notice that we were not there, nor did my children notice we weren't there, but we noticed.
Happy Easter to everyone! It won't be long before we're ALL raised also, but hopefully in the Rapture.