Once upon a funeral: Happy Birthday, Elliot
Today is Elliot's birthday. He has been my son's best friend since childhood. After I saw the reminder on Facebook, I began to think about something that Elliot did in 2014 that will forever be one of my most cherished memories. i don't really know if he knows just how much it meant to me then and still today. Let me tell you about it. In 2014 my mother passed away. She had been hit by a car in 2004 with many injuries, the worst of which required brain surgery. She lived 10 more years after that with multiple health challenges: a broken hip, colon cancer and Parkinson's. She had "died" so many times. God raised her up each time to bring Him glory, which she did! My son was very close to "Dee," as we all called her, and he spent quite a lot of his time with her when he was in. At the time he was a cross country truck driver, travelling to California every week and back. When my mom died, we were afraid to tell my son until he got to his destin...