I am sorry for your loss, but I hope this will help. Four years ago I was very sick and a well meaning set of nurses messed up the paper work at shift change, I was in a lot of pain so much so the doctors wanted me sedated all of the time. Well when it was close for the second shift to leave my nurse brought in a pain shot and gave it to me. It seems she forgot to write it on the charts, and when the next shift made it's first round the nurse saw my blood pressure rising and assumed I was in pain and there was no indication of the earlier shot so she gave me one. My wife had been out of the room for the first time in days and had no idea what had gone on. when the BP machine sounded the alarm that my pressure was very low she saw that I was not breathing, and soon my heart stopped for about five minutes I was indeed dead. They brought me back but not before I saw something like nothing on earth. There before me was the most beautiful river in a perfect setting on a perfect day I found my self drawn to the water I just had to get to the other side and had the same time I was so in awe of what I saw I could not move. and then I was being drawn away from the edge and the view became cloudy and noise surounded me and I tried to fight it and go back to that river it was where I belonged. Then I heard the voices of my wife and daughter and mother and knew it was not time to fish in that river at least not right now. I swear to you this is what happened to me that night. I have always been afraid of death and I have had some jobs that put me out on a limb more than a few times. And I realy am not ready to leave this world right now but when time comes and I have to go I know in my heart that river that flows from GOD is waiting on us when we get there. We also know Christ recruited fishermen when he needed a helping hand, so we may have a little extra pull already. As for that fishing trip you all had planned. GO,and dedicate it to him I am sure he will be there waiting on you, ready to laugh when you miss a good one and cry when you share a story of a good time. You have my best wishes and my prayers. May you find peace in the days that follow, and a life time of good memories to last you for the rest of your days.

Dennis