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Mr. Hooper is Home

Katie called me today to confirm that Mr. Tommy Jack Hooper has gone on to his eternal home where there is no more sickness, or hurt, and He can reside with Jesus in the Heavenly relams where I eagerly anticipate being one day. I had an overwhelming saddness off and on throughout the day and as I thought about kim and her brothers and Margie her mom.......I am going home on Friday for the funeral and such this weekend. I am eager to see Kim, I will literally have no words to offer her, but thats ok, because its probably better that I just show her how much I love her and care for her by being silent and just being there. Talk about Eternal Perspective, Sad that it takes somthing like this to force us to see things so clearly and to remind us of the importance of family and friendships and not taking these things for granted each day. I am excited to see Kim and hopefully spend some time with her on friday night before the funeral on Saturday. Katie and Abby and many others will be home as well and I think although it is a bitter-sweet renunion, Hopefully kim and her family will feel comforted and encouraged first by the Lord, and second by all of us being there to show how much we love them and loved Tommy! I need this drive to and from home to be covered in prayer, I am the epitamy of emotional and I am nervous about making the drive alone under all the emotions. Pray also for kimmy and her family, Abby's mom tells me that her brother Todd is not handling it well at all, which is exactly what I expected; but that Margie her mom is able to go from laughing to crying very quickly. I will be very glad to see them all. Although the Hooper house will forever seem different with no Tommy. I will forever remember Sunday Night Dinner's at the Hooper house throughout high school, Going to visit him at the bank with Kim, the first time kim and I rode in his big truck as he willingly took us where ever we wanted to go since we were 13 and did not have cars, the money and incredibly sweet note he sent me my freshman yr. here to help me go to New York for Spring Break with CRU, He and Kim coming to my house when she got her first car and taking me for a spin in the Green Camaro, Tommy at the Lakehouse, and just walking in the door at the Hooper House and hearing , "Hey there girls!" as we would walk in from whatever the evening has held for us that night and he would inquire about it and always seem so interested even though we knew he wasn't. He was a wonderful man and I am blessed to have known him.

posted by Amanda Michelle Morrison @ 12:23 AM