tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918105604270007470.post1070513046452187598..comments2023-10-09T15:47:14.355-04:00Comments on And you may ask yourself-well...how did I get here?: The Other HouseStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241931590875029855noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918105604270007470.post-29875760333749245562012-01-29T00:51:46.352-05:002012-01-29T00:51:46.352-05:00Speaking to my sister on the other side of the wor...Speaking to my sister on the other side of the world for nearly an hour less than ten hours before she died was a double-edge to straddle. At first I refused to accept that she truly had died. You see, I patiently explained to our younger brother, I just talked to her so there's got to be a mistake ... Of course there was no mistake; she suffered a large blood clot to her lungs and was dead in fifteen minutes. She didn't suffer, she was home with her beloved husband of 26 years-college sweethearts with four nearly grown kids-her life in Moscow had filled her with love for her parishioners and her family and her world. Everyone she met heard about her God and son Jesus and their love for all humankind.<br /><br />Still asking myself "How did this unspeakable tragedy happen and when will it stop being the most thought-about event in my life ?~!"Lynda Halliger Otvos (Lynda M O)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08938791116446859160noreply@blogger.com