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Co-Euology (2013)

originally posted to Facebook on February 10, 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We said goodbye to Maw Maw last Saturday.  It was every bit as difficult as imagined. I’ve been trying for over a week to wrap my mind around it – much like I did almost a year ago, when my mom’s mom, Grandma, passed away.  I've been fortunate enough in not having to deal with these things for so much of my life, I find myself unsure of how to feel, how to respond, and what to do. I do suppose that it’s common at these times to look for perspective, positives, lessons learned, legacies to further.  Of course, in both cases, this has been our family's approach.   And there's certainly a large role for faith to play in helping to stunt the blow.  In that way, Grandma and Maw Maw are both doing just fine right about now, if you follow.  It’s only the rest of us, those left behind, who have to compose ourselves, gather