This makes me cry.  Not just for the sad ending, but when they talked of his last five hours of life, it reminded me of my Mom’s passing.  They sang songs, too.  What a gift music is–to comfort in times of sorrow, as well as celebrating the good times…

….and I feel the same way he did–I was at that point many times when I was much sicker.  I can count at least three times where I woke up in the middle of the night gasping for breath because my lungs would not inflate or had fluid.  The last time, I begged God to just take me.  I think it’s harder for the family when one passes over–they see it as final, but I don’t.

It’s final for the life here on Earth, and that is sad, but I can’t wait to get to the other side….it’s beautiful and full of love.