Are You Ready?

Many people have been stopping by and calling to check on us. We have appreciated it for the most part. The one constant in each conversation has been, "Are you ready for the funeral?" in some form or another. I don't know how to answer that. Is anyone ever really ready for that? We've also been told that we seem to be acting "normal" as opposed to some other reaction. I don't know how we are supposed to react, we just go about our days as best as we know how.

We've listened to some of conference (when our cable doesn't go out) and Ronny took Joseph to the afternoon session today. Apparently one of the last talks was about how to deal with tragedy. Ronny said he listened knowing that the words should apply to us but also knowing our situation was different. The speaker spoke on seeing the lost potential of a child when their life was cut short from some form of tragedy.

Our response and feelings are this: Aaron's death was not and is not a tragedy. Aaron by all statistical and medical knowledge was never supposed to live and we had 4 1/2 months of great memories with him. Sure, there were some really tough days amongst that time but we would not have traded our time with him for anything. We loved him and will surely miss him, but we know our life here on Earth must continue until the day comes when we can be reunited with him. We have our moments of grief but the joy of knowing our family is eternal is always constant in our minds and hearts. We take comfort in his memories and can feel his presence in our home constantly, Aaron is here where he was always meant to be.