Sorrow

I found out today that a close friend of our family lost his brother today. I am so heartbroken for him and his family. While I know that death is a natural part of life, sometimes it comes too early and very unexpectedly. His brother was not very old (I would guess in his 30's) and no one was expecting it. I didn't know the brother but my family is extremely close (like adopted family) to our friend and I really am so sad for him. I am also grateful for the knowledge that I have of life after death and that we can be with our families again. It doesn't make it painless to loose a family member, but there is such peace and comfort with that comes with that knowledge. I am not even sure that he reads this blog (most likely not) but I want him and all of you to know how much we love him and how much our hearts and prayers go out to him and his family at this sad time.