Closure

Today was Kale's funeral. I'm not sure I have been to a funeral that was as sad as this one. But it's such a double-edge sword because at the same time, they read from Kale's journal and he was very positive and seemed to know he was going to heaven soon.

The church prepared three over-flow rooms with large screens and all three were at capacity. We arrived 25 minutes early and still had to sit in an over-flow room. The funeral was very personal and Kale's best friend Dane spoke, along with the Guthrie HS football coach. The football team was there and they had their heads shaved for Kale, who had lost his hair while undergoing chemo. There were two separate slide shows and most of the pictures were of the past two years. Kale went to his high school prom and graduated approximately 8 weeks ago. It's amazing how quickly he took a turn for the worse.

Knowing what we went through today, I can't even comprehend what his family is going through. But most importantly, what they will go through over the next few weeks, months and years when everyone leaves and reality sets in.

Please keep them in your prayers. Kale is in a better place. As hard is it is for us to understand, God was ready for him.

KB