After Darlene departed with the promise to be back in ten, Sparky said, “So have you kids been hitting it off?” I said, “I’m sorry about Jeanette and Corrine.” “Well,” he said, “you can either do the wrong thing and let a loss like that destroy you, or you can do the right thing and be properly grateful for all that came before the loss. Grief should drive you to your knees, but if you stay there forever, you’re saying you know better than God how the world should work. And you don’t.” He looked at Bridget. “So he’s five feet eleven. Is that okay with you?” She put a hand on his shoulder and
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