It’s been a strange weekend. Yesterday I went to Wichita to attend the memorial service for my sister Marty. She died in her sleep, completely unexpectedly, in early June. Because she was in Tanzania (a missionary, she had been there since 2000), it took some time for her husband and daughter to return to the States, so the service was delayed quite a bit. Her husband used a canned website service to quickly put up a memorial for her, which has been the sole source of information for most of us in the meantime.
The woman who organized the service asked eight people to share some memories of Marty at the service. My own thoughts (as written, not exactly what I said) follow after the jump.
It’s a weird weekend for any number of reasons, but not anything I feel like going into here. I do get the feeling that huge changes are in the air, not just for me but for everyone. A feeling that wheels are turning and a new era is coming soon. There are all kinds of reasons I feel this, not just because of my sister or the fact that our celebrities seem to be dying off in droves. Whatever. We shall see. In the meantime, if you feel like reading a few memories of my sister, follow the link below.
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