In memory of

 This is a hard blog post to write since I most often share brief comments and pictures that are of grandchildren, food, birds...  all little happy things.  But with my blog being so quiet the month of August, I wanted to share a picture of my dear brother-in-law Brian, who lost his battle with cancer earlier this month.  He was my brother-in-law for almost 50 years. He was called a "gentle giant" by his Doctor, who admired Brian's positive attitude during the years that he gamely faced cancer and the treatments that came along with the battle.  When the news came that Brian was on hospice, we prepared for the drive east and it was not long before we got the call that brought us sorrow.  So a good part of the last 2 weeks we were with family, which is the place one wants to be, and amidst our sorrow and tears were stories and, yes, even laughter.  Brian had some of the funniest expressions for things and people and we laughed at the memories of those "brian-ism" words.   He was laid to rest in a military cemetery complete with the gun salutes and the touching playing of taps. 

Blessed be his memory.

 

Here is a picture of my precious, courageous sister and me.