KEVIN
When Crystal and I wrote the article last month on motherhood, I recall admitting that I had never really appreciated the great gift of my own mother and the impact that she had on my life. Providentially, it was only a mater of a few days before I was given the opportunity to reflect further on that as we prepared for her funeral Mass. She passed at the age of eighty-nine after several years of declining physical and mental health. It was a powerful and beautiful time made ever more precious by hearing so many friends and family members sharing tributes of her grace and beauty in their lives. Each remembrance evoked my own memories of the times when I witnessed her loving dedication and faithfulness that she so generously shared with family, friends and her faith community. I couldn’t help but see that much of what is good in me now is a result of the unwavering model of my mother’s love that she so graciously shared with me and my eight brothers and sisters. Because of her loving and faith-filled example, I have become better able to step into my own spiritual life and better reflect on and appreciate the joy and peace that God has in mind for all of us.
Crystal and Kevin Sullivan
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