Our family experienced two major life events in a week. The first caused great joy...the birth on Monday, October 29, of our fourteenth great-grandchild - a baby boy with a shock of dark hair that fairly shouts his Native American heritage. His lineage, from his father's side, traces back to his Cherokee great-great-great-grandmother. Especially sweet is the fact that he was born on our three-year-old great-granddaughter's birthday.
Sadly, eight days later, this past Monday, November 5, my brother died. He was ten years my senior, and had suffered two previous heart attacks. He was also in the early stages of Alzheimer's Disease, but we all thought he was doing well, so we were unprepared for his sudden death.
A beautiful life begins, just as a beloved life ends....it's a lot to contemplate.
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