UPDATE BELOW-

I am sitting on my back porch and looking up at the branches of the oak trees, how the limbs form and branch off into smaller branches, going in all different directions. That seems to be how our lives are.
Last night I told Marsha, our oldest daughter to go to you tube, Scott Brothers-Hold On. It’s a song about coming home. I told her maybe this was a sign Richard's coming home. He’s been stuck overseas working, since February, because of corona. I told her that when her daddy and I were in the service, each time I heard a certain song , he came home unexpectedly. It wasn’t this song, but I told her maybe this Hold On song, was her and Richard’s coming home song. I was trying to give her hope to hang on.
My son-in-law is finally coming back home. Not the happy homecoming we had planned though.

I was awakened this morning by Marsha. She said cops came to their house asking if she was ____, Richard’s exwife. She said No, but told them where she lived. Cops then asked if Richard was home. She said No, he’s been overseas working, since February. They didn’t say what it was about, but left. She found out later they had gone to the ex-wife's house and then came back to hers. They asked if she had a way to contact Richard, if so, get him to call # of Sheriffs Office. Richard called Marsha back hysterical. Cops told him his daughter committed suicide. Can you imagine. We are all heartbroken and in disbelief. No one knows WHY and what’s sad, we may never know.

My brother in law I told you about Douglas, is taking Chemo. He had to go to ER yesterday. I won’t get into all that, but he told his wife as bad as he feels, he would walk to my house (2 miles), if I would make him something he likes to eat. It gave me purpose, so I am getting it to him after while.

While dh and I were trying to eat a bite of lunch, an unfamiliar SUV drove up. I went on the front porch and to my happy eyes, I realized it was Mason! We haven’t seen him in so long! He lives 2 hours away and everyone’s been isolating. It was a happy surprise, because I had told my husband just a few days ago, how I was so lonesome for him.
I asked Mason if his mom knew he was coming and he said no. I told him she was going somewhere, in about 40 minutes. I shot Ashley a text to come here first. She hurried and came, because she didn’t get my second text saying, nothing else wrong and not too hurry. Her hair was still wet from the shower.
This is a picture of the surprise that awaited her. She fell to her knees and cried because she was so thankful/surprised/ emotional. She hasn’t seen her son since this quarantine mess started.

So, I relate the branches to our lives. The twist, the unexpected turns, the not knowing, if the branches will die off or grow strong.
You know my blood family, needs my Cute family’s prayers. We hate to see anyone hurting , especially our children, no matter how old they are. Of course, the parents want her death investigated. No one believes Gracie would kill herself. It’s hard to understand suicide and often times, there are no signs.....