Uncle Steve

I looked up into the sunny blue sky this morning (on my way home from bringing Tate to the bus stop) and saw a big BEAUTIFUL rainbow (no rain, just a rainbow). As I sat there admiring it, I received a phone call from my Mother that my Uncle Steve had passed away early this morning. I told her about the rainbow and as I spoke, my tears came... first sad tears and eventually happier ones because I know that the resurrection is real, that there is life after death, and that families are forever.

I took these pictures of my Mom's siblings at the Thomas Family Christmas party last year-2008

{Siblings Left to Right-Malen, Mary, John, Stephen, Carol, Helen (not pictured), David, Margaret, Martha, and Richard}

{Brothers: Malen, John, Stephen, David, Richard}