August 12, 2009

This past weekend, Carol was watching T.V. and happened to switch to the Golf Channel during a commercial. Which happened to be showing a tournament, played on a golf course which Dan and Carol had been to.

One summer, when Carol was home from college, Dan came to visit her in St. Louis, on his way to Hungary. And during that visit, they took a walk on this golf course and talked for hours. They weren't dating, but had grown pretty close, and they had a great evening just talking. And being friends.

Some weeks passed, and Carol went off to work at a summer camp...and she received a letter in the mail from Dan. A deep and meaningful letter that really revealed Dan's heart for Carol and his feelings for her. A letter that caught her by surprise--that he was so captured by her, that night on the golf course.

And when they saw each other again--they began dating.

So seeing that golf course on T.V., after just a random flip of the remote--Carol was thankful for remembering those moments by incredibly sad that Dan isn't here anymore. While life is resuming a new normal, and she's had a bit of a break and some good time with the boys...every now and then she gets a random reminder of Dan and the many details that made up their life together. And they are beautiful, but hard to remember.

Carol can only guess that the same things are happening to the boys.

Pray for them in those moments, that they would have strength and not be pulled down by sorrow. Pray that, while remembering some of these things are hard and very raw, that over time, their wounds will heal and memories will brings smiles of who Dan was.

School is about to start, and Carol is getting ready to take on a lot of the details that come with sorting out this new life. Pray it goes smoothly, and please continue to lift her up! She can feel your prayers, and thanks you all so much for all that you are doing!