What to Say. . .

Nowadays, each day is full of good hours and difficult hours.  It's always nice when the difficult hours give way to deep sleep.  

 It's these peaceful, restful moments when we all give a sigh of relief that Brendan can relax and rest.

 The good moments are wonderful.  Moments when, for a brief period of time, things seem much the way they always have been before. . .

 Three times today someone has said to me, "I don't know what to say. . ."  One was a letter, beautifully written, that said, "I hesitated to write, not knowing what to say, how to comfort.  Yet saying nothing would be worse, even if I fumble through my words."

So what to say when you don't know what to say?  You can say, "I don't know what to say."  Because, I don't know what to say either.  The nice thing is that you don't have to say anything in particular.  You know--and I know -- there are no words that communicate what we are feeling, yet we understand each other.  A hug, a note, a wave, a prayer (yes, we feel the prayers) -- just knowing you are there. The Spirit communicates when words can't.  Your love and support speak louder than words.