I’m here- a little less wind in my sails

I’ve been AWOL for a couple weeks. I spent entirely too many hours sitting in a Chicago hospital over those days. My sweet, gentle sister passed away on Tuesday evening. My other sister and I, my wife and brother-in-law, and most of her nieces and nephews were by her side as she quietly passed. Her heart, big enough to love us all so well, wasn’t strong enough to keep her alive.