Whew, I need to decompress.

Yesterday was unbelievable. The flowers, the food, the huge number of people that attended or tried to attend Freddy's funeral.

They could not find places for many of the potted plants that had been sent to the funeral so they were shipped directly from the funeral home to Memama's, Jason's, and Fred and Linda's houses.

Many people were turned away from the service because the sanctuary was full, the overflow rooms were full, and all the temporary seating was packed. We needed to borrow one of those big screens from Jerry Jones and have tailgaters!

The day was difficult to say the least, but it was light hearted as well. It was a celebration of Freddy's life. Many funny remembrances were shared. Freddy was always running late and it was very fitting that Linda and the kids escorted Freddy's casket in, the last person allowed in the sanctuary. Royce, one of the ministers, made the statement that you heard of people being habitually late that would be late to their own funeral, he continued on to tell us that we had just witnessed that firsthand!

The "family" in attendance numbered near one-hundred fifty. We had opportunity to see many people we hadn't seen since we were at ACU.

After the graveside service many returned to Memama and Pepa's home. Krl and I went there for a brief while. By the time I got home I was ready for some drugs! It took until near midnight for the pain pills to get me comfortable enough to go to bed!

Words cannot express our thanks for the many acts of kindness that have been extended to our family.

FATHER, I ask YOUR blessings on the many wonderful friends and family who have ministered to us over the last few days. I ask that you continue to be with our family as the support thins and reality sets in. FATHER, YOU are good!