We miss you Grandma Ole...

My mother-in-law passed away on 9/20/10.
I am borrowing this song from the Broadway play Rent to use as a tribute to her.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBoLHqLM7S4


"Five hundred twenty-five thousand Six hundred minutes,
Five hundred twenty-five thousand Moments so dear.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand Six hundred minutes
How do you measure, measure a year?


In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights
In cups of coffee In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife.
In five hundred twenty-five thousand Six hundred minutes
How do you measure A year in the life?
How about love?
How about love?
How about love?

Measure in love
Seasons of love.
Seasons of love
Five hundred twenty-five thousand Six hundred minutes!
Five hundred twenty-five thousand Journeys to plan.



Five hundred twenty-five thousand Six hundred minutes
How do you measure the life Of a woman or a man?
In truths that she learned,
Or in times that she cried.
In bridges she burned,
Or the way that she died.

It's time now to sing out, Tho' the story never ends
Let's celebrate
Remember a year in the life of friends
Remember the love!
Remember the love!
Seasons of love!
Oh you got to got to Remember the love!
You know that love is a gift from up above
Share love, give love spread love
Measure measure your life in love."

I always liked the tune of this song. I never really used to pay too much attention to the lyrics. It kind of sums up the way my lovely bride and I have been able to cope with this loss; Remembering how loving Ole was. (The burning bridges part doesn't really apply though. EVERYBODY that ever knew Ole loved her to the end and beyond.)

Song lyrics as a coping mechanism and a salve to heal the wounds of loss.

Who knew?