Today was a sad day.  I woke up knowing that today many would come to pay their respects, remeber the life of this woman and mourn her passing. However, at the time i wasn’t aware of the extent to which these events would impact me emotionally. Even as i got ready for school this morning i thought about her, and how much her friends and family have gone through the past few years. I prayed that God would give them the strength they would need this day and bless them.

As some of you know, Mary McGee passed away a few days ago. She was such an amazing, inspiring, and loving woman. Out of the few times i talked to her, i could tell she had an overwhelming love for her family and I know she was loved just as much by them. I always remeber seeing her at school concerts and plays, anything Meghan and Sean were involved in and she was always smiling.

Today i came to the Church a half an hour early, and already it was packed with all those who knew and cared for Mary. Many desolate and familiar faces stared back as Natalie, Alex, and I stood at the entrance, scanning the the pews for a place to sit. We chose one in the back next to our English teacher. When Elizabeth arrived she sat with us as well. I remember seeing Mr. McGee enter, followed by Meghan and Sean, each of them yet without a tear on their cheek. I admire their courage.   At the wake the day before i expressed my sorrow for their loss and i remember Sean and Meghan both answered, “It was for the best, it was what she wanted.” They are strong kids.

The service today was beautiful. I cried as the family accompanied her down the isle, again when “Butch”  described rushing over to kill a bat at 4 in the morning, when “Uncle Roger” reminiced of accompanying her to a Celine Dion concert a while after her accident, when the final song, “Goodbye my Lover” by James Blunt was played, and especially at the video of seven year old Meghan singing “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion; it was at the time, one year after her accident that left her paralized from the neck down. After little Meghan finished singing the last line, she ran over and gave her mom a kiss on the cheek. However, the most upsetting time of the service was watching as her whole family left the church, many of them devastated and sobbing uncontrolably. I could barely look at them. The whole time i was trying to grasp the idea that she was gone, to them a mother, wife, sister, aunt and friend that they would never see again in this world. It’s such a hard concept to apprehend.
So please pray for her, that she has found peace. And please pray for her family. Pray that God places a hand of protection over Sean and Meghan, one that is be just as loving as that of their mother. Pray that he continues to show her family strength and console. That he helps them heal their broken hearts, for his love heals all things. They need him now more than ever… God Bless.