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It was a long and emotional day today. My suitcase arrived at 2am at Ned's house. They had called him and said they would bring it first thing in the morning. He figured 8 or 9 o'clock. Ned brought it over and I was able to put on my own clothes and boots. Tom, Mary, and Betsey came with their friends, Bill and Elaida. We all drove over to the church for the service. The pastor took the family into a private room and went over the procedure for the service. We sat in the first two rows.
Kathy's son-in-law spoke in Hebrew and said, "Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind." He repeated it in English.
Rachel spoke next and had and eloquent speech about her mother. The pastor spoke using words that Ned gave him to describe Kathy. She was kind, generous, loving, and never angry. The words could also have described Ted. Both Kathy and Ted had many of the same virtuous traits. One of Kathy's friends spoke and then I spoke. I was unable to complete what I had intended to say. Kathy meant so much to me that I became choked up with emotion and ended my speech by saying how grateful I was to have her as my sister.
There were many family and friends who came to support the family and to remember Kathy. Suzanne and Rachel put together a slide show showing the different aspects of Kathy's life from when she was a baby to shortly before her passing.
There was a light luncheon after the service and every table was filled. The sandwiches of ham and melted cheese were delicious as were the salads and cookies.
I went with Ned, Suzanne, and Nuriel to Ned's church for their Saturday evening service. John and Yoseph were following us and we met Rachel and her friends there. We went to the Flat River Restaurant afterwards and had a nice dinner. Ned and I both go the Tournedo Oscar, a steak medallion with crabmeat, asparagus and whipped gold Yukon potatoes. It was only a four ounce steak and it was just the right size for me. Suzanne brought me home to Ted and Phylis's house. We talked for awhile and I looked through some photo albums.
I can hardly comprehend that Kathy is gone. It just doesn't seem possible that something like this could happen to her.
News from the Vorlon Wife.
Oh my, it' been days since I've visited your blog. You sure have been though a lot. These are sad times for you, for sure.
It's really beautiful that you had such a close, loving relationship with your sister-in-law.
Phyllis
Posted by: at January 9, 2011 11:45 AMDear Karol,
Kathy must have been a beautiful person with so many speaking of her sweet and generous ways. I wish I would have been able to meet her, just as I wish I had known you and Ted before Ted passed. It seems almost surreal to me that I so loved both Ted & Kathy, and yet I never met them. We met Ted & Phylis many years ago when we were camping friends and we were a close group of friends. Dave and I have kept in touch with Ted & Phylis since we both got our computers and we feel thankful to be able to share what is going on in each of our lives. My face and mouth didn't look too bad this mmorning, so we went to church. As much as I love to sing, I can't seem to get the words to come out right. I probably didn't mention that it is my two front teeth that had to be pulled, so it sounds like I'm lisping. I should have had all this happen before Christmas and then I could have asked for my two front teeth. I'm feeling quite self-concious about them being gone. It will probably be 3 to 4 weeks before they can finish the procedure because as I mentioned, the infection has eaten a very deep hole into the gum area beneath the teeth. Leave it to me to end up with something crazy like this. I seem to go for the unusal types of medical conditions!!!! I will praise the Lord when this is all taken care of.
My heart ached that we weren't able to come for the service yesterday. We will surely see Ted & Phylis before too long. And, we pray they will be doing well. I pray for their peace and comfort. This is just asking so much from them to have their two precious children die. It is so out of order for parents to imagine such a thing as our children dying before us. Sadly, it does though. You will all be in our prayers. Karol, I'm so thankful that you were able to come. It's obvious that you loved her very much. I didn't know that Kathy and Ted were so much alike. Such blessings they were to so many. God Bless each of them.
Praying that your trip back home will be much better than when you came. And, Danny will be so glad to see you, as you will be to see him.
Love, Ruth
Posted by: Ruth at January 9, 2011 4:13 PM