Random thoughts on the day of Pam's funeral

-The best funerals oscillate between tears and laughter.

-You learn a lot about your in-laws when all their relatives sit around and reminisce.

-Lutheran hymnals are VERY heavy.

-Grace can come from surprising places.

In high school, I walked three blocks home from the bus stop. One day I had had quite a few problems with my dramatic friends and was in a funk walking home. I ran into Tom Starr. He told me about a dream he'd had about a beautiful forest that had burnt down. The following spring, a gorgeous field of flowers grew from where the forest had been.

I remember this whenever life is falling apart. I can already see the beautiful things that are falling back together.