Pray for my husband . . .

I just ask for needed prayers for my husband. As we were told by several, sometimes with men the grief hits more, later, and he has gone through several waves of this. The last couple of days, his grief has been very deep. He is a very hurting man, missing his son very much. Not many will understand a man pained like this. Not many men show their emotions or know how to reach out to another hurting man. Today was the first day of Junior Hunt Day, that kids under 18 have "their days" just for under this age, but an adult has to be with them. Norm missed it last year with Matthew, and was going to try to get out another time with him. It's one of those things - you get so busy, you plan on doing it, you put if off, and it never happens. Norm hurts greatly from that missed opportunity with him. And now he has the opportunity with another son, but he is hurting so much too. Several times in the past few days, his eyes have just welled up with tears, and I can see the pain. He's been through a lot, even in the past couple of months with misunderstandings that have hurt relationships, and not seeing the grief and pain this man carries. He just needs some compassion and understanding, for some to walk beside him and just share with him - not judge or tell him how he should or should not grieve. Like many of us in our family have felt through these last months, sometimes we need a "FRAGILE" sticker on.

I am not leaving the opportunity for comments. I just ask that you pray for him, and continued healing for our family in many ways.