Laughter through Tears
One of my favorite emotions
Yesterday was the funeral of Boss’s son. It’s still very shocking and it seemed that everyone, especially the family, was still stunned. In the midst of their grief and tears, the service was lovely.
I didn’t even bother to try to hold back my tears. It was simply too sad. At the end, Jennifer gave the closing prayer. A beautiful prayer. Thanking God for such a wonderful, good soul to have lived amongst us. A wonderful husband, father and funcle….
“FUNCLE?” “During the prayer?” I thought.
I bit my lip because I simply couldn’t laugh out loud1, not during the prayer and not during a funeral. But, FUNCLE?
Jennifer’s kids called her brother the FUNCLE. The fun uncle.
How apropos. The fun uncle!
Laughter through tears. One of my favorite emotions. In times of deep sadness and grief, may we all have a splash of joy. Maybe even a laugh amongst the tears.
Keep healing, and you will experience all the vibrant authentic emotions this beautiful life has to offer. Life is joyful, fun, and sad when parts of it end.
Part of the gift is the grief.
May we always remember to laugh. Sending love, April.
I just noticed a few typos in this post. Apologies. I think it's more of a challenge to see the little typos with tear induced blurry vision.
My eyes are dryer now, and I'm getting my balance again. I was a bit derailed with this sudden loss.
Thank you for all the words of encouragement and support.