[mware]

Thanks, coming from a large family(7), we all knew,but never said it aloud, that one of us would have to lead the way.

I know now what CS Lewis met when he said, the part of the joy we share now, will be the pain we will suffer later.

[mplsconservative]

That is a beautiful Lewis quote. Thank you for posting it. Gods blessing on you and yours.

[butterdezillion]

That’s the hard part when you love somebody so much. We lost our first child; since then 2 of my sisters have lost their husbands. It’s painful to even remember the joyful times at first, but after a while the joy comes back. I tell my kids that Heaven is where you never have to say “good-bye” ever again, though for a while here you have to be in a separate room from the one you love. It sounds so flippant, but it helps me when I remember that.