Just as we move on from one year to the next, relationship to relationship, the many journeys we make in our lifetimes, one day we make the final Journey. The big one. We all, sure as we are born, must make the crossing from this life to the next. There's no getting over on it, no manipulative movement can give us an escape; it's going to happen to all of us.
No, I have not always been so accepting of this. Nor were my yesterdays so brave and maybe tomorrow I will take yet another plunge downward into grief for my loved ones who have already made that final trip. But for today ....
A high school classmate has taken the journey that we all must face one day. We so wish that his time hadn't come so soon. It brings to mind my own brother who was friends with this guy and I feel certain that he met him at the crossing. May God, Creator and finisher of all of us, wrap a blanket of warmth around Rick's family as they learn to accept his moving on to the next life. Please don't be too hard on yourself. Allow yourselves to grieve, and in doing so, honor his love of life, his beautiful creation - his daughter - and know that he will always be with you. Always. This I know.
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