And those words from my father echoed yet again… I squeezed Maggie’s hand. Xxx Penny was another ‘old soul’ I think. “Remember the Joy.” It became a mantra that I clung to like a life line. “The last time you spoke with her, was she happy?” He asked softly. Sam turned my way and saw me then turned back to the woman and nodded and spoke something. As she approached the casket I saw a woman in the front row catch Sam’s arm and have her bend down to whisper to her. She merely smiled warmly and blinked slowly and nodded knowing I would understand. “Okay, I’ll let that one slide, but you better watch it mister.” She scolded. Yeah, I was on top of the world… but as I would discover more than once in my lifetime it’s when you’re flying high that life tends
