{"id":354,"date":"2013-09-02T19:14:32","date_gmt":"2013-09-02T19:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carasthoughts.com\/?p=354"},"modified":"2013-09-02T19:14:32","modified_gmt":"2013-09-02T19:14:32","slug":"a-little-mass-to-remember-those-we-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/carasthoughts.com\/?p=354","title":{"rendered":"A little mass to remember those we lost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif;\">Today we came together to honor and remember the one&#8217;s we lost this year at mass. A mass held at the Mola club where my father and many generations before him belong. The area is set up, the priest enters and the Italian language flows all around us. This year <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif;\">as <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif;\">I held Gio and Isa close to me I listened to the words spoken <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif;\">of death, understanding and life and I smiled knowing that during this sadness I was bringing life to this day. Giovanni and Isannah are our gifts. They are new life and hope and their presence there today made a world of difference. As I looked around the room I saw faces of life lived, moments treasured and hearts that were heavy but most importantly I saw \u00a0faith. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif;\">A faith so strong that brought such a strength in that room. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif;\">It&#8217;s amazing that a service so small and personal can create something so big and wondrous. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif;\">T<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif;\">he presence of <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif;\">children today in that room was what<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif;\"> we all needed to see and hear during service. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif;\">Life is hard at times. We don&#8217;t understand the pain we have to suffer but we know that there is a purpose and reason. Remember there is always more to come and this is not the end. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif;\">May your hope and faith carry you through each day and keep you in love.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we came together to honor and remember the one&#8217;s we lost this year at mass. A mass held at the Mola club where my father and many generations before him belong. The area is set up, the priest enters and the Italian language flows all around us. 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