What I learned in Florida

I just read Greg's blog about Costa Rica. What an amazing brain and heart that Greg has!

What I learned while down in Sarasota this past weekend with Jim and Lee Harshaw is that God provides the comfort one needs. Every part of our time there was blessed in some way or another. From seeing the beautiful Reuben paintings at the John Ringling Museum, to sprinkling some of Laurie's ashes into the Gulf of Mexico, to finding the mobile home park, El Rancho Village, here my grandma and grandpa used to spend their winters decades ago, to just hearing such wisdom and love from Jim and Lee, even as they grieve the death of their son, all these things renewed and refreshed Pete and me.

Do I feel any less grief now then I did over two months ago? No. Do I understand any more about why Laurie took her own life? No. Do I feel a sense of healing balm every once in a while? YES. Do I get that both grief and joy can be experienced and not feel guilty about that? YES.