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August 20, 2003
Short & Sad Day
Today's portion of my trial only lasted until noon...but not for a good reason. One of the nicest, sweetest ladies with whom I used to work lost her husband Sunday to a heart attack. Judge allowed us to leave early today to attend his funeral. I didn't know her husband very well, but I just think the world of her and her daughter, and was very saddened by their loss. They are, as you can imagine, devastated.
Nothing much I could do for them except pay my respects and add them to my prayers....which I did. The place was packed and unbearably hot....I ended up helping a proud young father cool off his tiny little baby boy by fanning away while Dad held him close to the air conditioning vent.
You know me, if there's a baby around, I'll be playing with it sooner or later. And this one was a real cutie.
Posted by Rita at August 20, 2003 05:19 PM
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Playing with a baby at a funeral. Hm. There is an important lesson here about how in the midst of death we are in life...or something.
I used to think I didn't like babies and kids, but I have come to appreciate that they are just as diverse as grown ups and now I like them. Most of them.
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Posted by: David Strain at August 21, 2003 08:21 AM