In Loving Memory...

Pastor Joseph's funeral was this afternoon. I felt like there was so much said about him, but it didn't even scratch the surface of who he was. He was truly a man of God. We grieve with and for the family he left behind, but there is great joy in knowing that he is now in the very presence of God.

There were so many people there who I haven't seen in ages. In fact, our little church was packed. 150 people, maybe more? People of all ages were there, from 21 months (Irene) up to 90-some years. He impacted so many lives, both inside and outside of our church. There were people he went to seminary with, people from other churches he pastored, people from the presbytery, people from our church, people formerly in our church, people from the area but not the church, and, of course, family.