My identical twin died in utero right around Christmas, and it's always a hard time of year for me because I remember it-- all of it.

Thanks, Kat. At this time of year we're pastoring the ones around us who've lost folks and I forget about us. Hardi always misses his Dad especially, as well; he's several years gone. He deals with it by giving his mom extra time and attention around the holidays. My sis in law almost lost her dad (Bill) this week, but he's recovering now from an emergency quintuple bypass so he's very much in our thoughts as is the sis in law. (((Bill's family))) She and Hardi's brother drove west to see him (through the past week's horrific upper-Midwest storms), and they'll have to drive right back in a few days with their 3-year-old... we hope for safe travel.

~Susan