Journal entry by JULIE CHAPPEL —
Tim's Celebration of Life honored & celebrated him. We also grieved him. And ate lots of his favorite snacks and shared so many stories of Tim's life. Thank you to everyone who came, wanted to come and held us in your prayers. The photo of Josie in Poppy's chair captures exactly how I feel. I will miss him for the rest of my life. We are taking tiny baby steps toward healing and some kind of normalcy. There are tasks and details to deal with, some will need to wait and some are healing. Life doesn't seem real. There are no words and at the same time, too many words that describe this human experience of grief that consumes my heart, mind and soul. Again, thank you for your time, prayers, tears and love.