Journal entry by Al Negstad — 17 minutes ago
On this day, one year ago, Joanne took her final car ride. Readers know that she asked for one thing on that ride "Drive by the church." What do you suppose she was thinking? She knew she was going home to die, we thought in 2-3 months, not in 23 days. Offered car rides those first few days at home she always declined, she had no interest. Her interest was relationships. She thrived on the visits, calls, letters, cards, emails, Caring Bridge posts, choir visits.... She either read or listened to every card, letter and message until the night before she died, that evening she tired before I finished reading them to her. That should have been a clue to me and perhaps it was but the rapidity of her death caught us by surprise. At 6:00 we conversed and at 9:15 she died.
A year...it's been forever and the time has flown.
God bless the memory of Her servant, Joanne Elizabeth (Hanson) Negstad.
Blessings,
Al
A year...it's been forever and the time has flown.
God bless the memory of Her servant, Joanne Elizabeth (Hanson) Negstad.
Blessings,
Al
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