George Edward "Pop" Singer

What a week! Two Sundays ago I was sitting in Church thinking about Easter and how beautiful the Church would look. If you told me then that the next Sunday I would be sitting in a pew at San Xavier del Bac Missionary Church in Tucson, Arizona, I would have told you that you were nuts......So along comes Palm Sunday, and I'm sitting with my sister in the first pew. Funny, Tucson is no different than Philadelphia - the Church might be packed like sardines, and yet no one wants to sit in the first pew! HA!
My family called last Tuesday to say that my Dad's cancer was going to take his life in 7-10 days. Needless to say, my sister and I were on a flight out of Philly the next day. We were grateful to get the chance to spend time with Dad. He was even able to joke with us a little bit. On Friday morning, God took Dad home to his Kingdom. What a feast he must be having up there for Easter with all of his family! Funny, but my sister and I swear that Dad saw his Pop Bracken and his Mom before he left this world. It was like he was looking through my sister and I and calling out their names. Shannon and I swear that we felt Gram's presence. Several days later we told one another this and even knew exactly where she was standing, between the two of us. No indications were made about this, we both said at the same time where we thought she was standing. No romanticism on this one, we strongly felt her presence. I am not surprised by this at all.

So, what's this got to do with my great-great-grandfather's marker? Nothing really, he just happens to be buried in Tucson and we passed the cemetery many times. How could we not stop?! We have a picture of the marker from years ago, so a new one in digital form, we felt, would be great to have. I will have to make sure I put it up on www.findagrave.com. What a great site that is!

I wish my dad was being buried instead of ashes scattered at a later date. But, at least I know where he really is, in Heaven.

Happy blessed Easter, everyone!