Back to class

I'm back to class today, and I must say that I don't think I'm entirely prepared for it.
I have to persevere and the semester is almost over, so I am thankful that I can be done soon and rest until summer session starts. Luckily, my professors have been entirely understanding so far and have been helpful in getting back into their courses. My biology professor said that she wants to prolong a quiz in bio lab until next week, and my psychology professor is sending me a power point on the chapter I missed. I still have math and bio lab today, but with God's help I'll be able to get through this.

My brother's funeral was on Friday, and it was the hardest thing my family has had to do. There were so many people there that it was great to see how many people loved my brother. My pastor and his wife came to show their support and my friend from Church came to support me as well. They are such lovely people. The entire flight crew shut down at my dad's work to come to my brother's funeral, and pilots in other areas didn't fly in his honor. One of my family members arranged to have the ROTC chief from my brother's high school to present a flag of honor to my mother since my brother was extremely passionate about ROTC. That was too difficult. My mother had held it together well enough to that point, but she broke down entirely then.
When they buried my brother I couldn't handle it. I had seen him the day before the funeral since the funeral was closed casket, but this was too difficult. To know that I can never see him again in life and to see him buried was the point where I could finally understand that he had passed. Everyone put a rose on his casket, the immediate family last.
My heart aches for his daughter, who will never know her parents. Her mother passed when she went into labor and now her father passed. We will be able to help her know her parents. She is all we have left of them, and she is all of the good qualities of them.

I pray that God will protect my family through this difficult time and help them be strong.