Somwhere Over the Rainbow...

I am not good with funerals. Saturday I went to Leigh Allyn's funeral. There is something about seeing someone your own age with no life in the body they inhabited for 23 years. However, even though I have done this a couple times before with people my own age, this one was somewhat peaceful, as they should be. It was almost as if Leigh Allyn's spirit was surrounding all those she has loved and allowing us to be at peace,as she is at peace. I realize she is healthy now. As Greg so lovingly put in his words, she is breathing air, that heavenly air, and without difficulty. As the funeral began, they played 2 songs and all I could think while listening to them was how much I wanted to laugh...I know it sounds weird and morbid, but it is the honest truth. I wanted to laugh at the memories I have with her and the hilarity she presented so much with in life. What a Wonderful World was one of the songs played and it so clearly demonstrated how she felt about this world and her life. She lived her life so delibrately. She knew her life was a testimony to the power of God and each day was a day she was given as a gift, not garanteed.Sometimes I wish we all saw our lives that way. Each day unexpected, and lived fully.  The other song played was Somewhere Over the Rainbow....I get it. Somewhere Over the Rainbow, she is always healthy, always full of energy, always breathing in the wonderful clean air.