This morning I received the news that a dear friend’s husband passed away yesterday. He was very ill and in a lot of pain. My heart aches for her knowing what lays ahead for her to go through. She is a very special and dear friend that I have known since I was 5 years young or younger. Through the years we went our separate ways and recently got reconnected with FaceBook. It was fun catching up and staying in touch and felt that time had never separated us. When my dad passed away in 2011, she was a so thoughtful and caring. She sent me a card with a hand written message inside. I do not think she knew how much it touched me and that I keep it on my dresser as it is yellowed and tattered. With the compiling of my book series, she shared a story about her dad and his service to our country. Our families grew up together and I knew her dad. He was a great man and father! She always encouraged me, and was one of my biggest cheerleaders in my venture! Since that time, we have stayed close in sharing more what is happening in our lives today, but we always seem to slip in a story about days gone by. Life bonds us whether thru grade school, high school, marriage, kids, and even death. Once we lose someone we love, we feel the pain more for someone else going thru the same situation. You know how difficult the journey of grieving is. So today, I wanted to share her note to me to her with love and hugs…………
Not sure where I got this saying, but I’ve had it a long time. I really like it and hope you do to:
“If I should ever leave those of you whom I love to go along the silent way and say to you-grieve not-or speak of me with tears, But smile and talk of me As if I were with you Because God knows-often times I shall be”
(author not known)