Proud

That's how I think Diane would have felt if she could have seen her kids today.  Proud.

John, Heidi, JP and Jen created a beautiful, loving and absolutely perfect memorial service for their mother.  They each got up and spoke at her graveside, and their words were moving and at times, heart wrenching.  At the end of the service they all stood with their arms around eachother while JP said a prayer, and it was a moment that I will remember forever.  They were always close, John and his siblings.  But this tragic event has brought them closer than ever. 

The funeral is over, but the grieving has just begun, and I am so thankful that John, his sisters and brother have eachother to lean on.  Of course Stephani, Nathan, Mike and I are here for them and offer our shoulders to cry on, but I suspect that the real healing will come from each other.