good and bad

bad news first: email from nicole's mom to her senior year roommates... they had been planning to inter nicole's ashes in a columbarium at the valpo chapel next month, and the board of directors is now telling them otherwise:

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Dear ones, I think of you often but I haven’t written in awhile. May I ask for more prayers, please?

You probably haven’t heard our latest bad news. A couple of weeks ago, we heard that there were some problems with approval of the columbarium. I wrote Pres Harre about 10 days ago and asked what was going on. We received a long email from Pres Harre on Friday stating that “The counsel of those with whom I spoke was unanimous that the establishment of a columbarium was not something that the University should pursue.” He offered to have a cabinet in the Dean’s office that would have only Nicole, Dr Truemper and his wife when she dies. I don’t think so!!!! The whole point of a columbarium is to have it visible, to have it as a witness of the communion of saints. We just went “WHAT IN THE WORLD?” We have been openly planning this since Nicole’s funeral 15 months ago. How could this have happened? Apparently, proper red tape procedures for approval weren’t followed. What really makes us angry is that his letter seemed to not just say it would be postponed, but that it wasn’t ever going to be approved. We had been planning the interment for Jan 3, and now people have to change their plans. We are still going to Valpo to talk to people face to face and ask lots of questions. His statements about the labyrinth and drainage in that area were very negative also. My sister, Susan, who is on the board, has sent a draft of a letter to the chairman of the board and wants to send it to all board members. We are going to fight for this columbarium. If all the board members vote it down, so be it, but Harre has only spoken to a few people. We covet your prayers about all this.
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pray about it?

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good news: roommate is here! she's currently watching TV with leigh while i finish my combinatorics homework (tired of texing things up and took a 10 minute break to post pictures instead)... here's my christmas present from her... how cool is this?

part 1




part 2




and now my wall is finally completely decorated!!! :-)