It was a sad day at our remodeling company’s office

Today our administrative assistant’s father passed away unexpectedly. Our hearts ache for the family as they deal with their grief.

I thought about our small group and how we have come together in the past to help each other deal with grief and pain. And we’ve been there to help with the celebrations, too.

I’d never really thought about it too much before, but our group has been through much together. We’ve cried together at 4 funerals, celebrated together at 2 weddings, rejoiced over 3 grandbabies, and commemorated 3 of our children as they graduated high school. I’m happy that we’ve had no divorces.

Today we again vow to help our friend bear her pain. We’ll fill in for her while she is away. We’ll comfort her when she returns. And, hopefully, we’ll help her ease into a new normal. Because that’s what friends do.