Well...came in to work this morning to discover that a sweet girl I knew from high school & chatted with regularly on Myspace & Facebook had passed away.
Mia was lovely & smart & a genuinely nice girl. Still fighting her cancer as it ravaged her tiny body & still continuing with her education & deep devotion to God until she took her last breath. This was not a fight she was willing to quit. Hearing the news of her passing at just 29 took my breath away. Mia was a fighter & an inspiration...she believed in herself & making herself a better woman. I am blessed to have known her.
At 10 a.m. my sweet Red called me to tell me that Steve's father had also lost his fight with cancer. Butch always greeted me with a warm smile & with genuine concern, he would ask how Barry, the kids & myself had been since our last meeting. It was at Tyler's birthday party in June that I saw him last, he looked tired & worn...but was there & greeted me with his usual smile.
He was a funny man, he tried awfully hard whenever I saw him to tell me how he'd been, he loved his grandsons...you could see that when he watched them play. And...I saw the admiration he had for Steve & the man he had become when he looked at him. He was so proud of his children...congratulating Jill on her beauty school test...sharing a cigarette on the deck with Twig & laughing with him...Butch was a proud man but a man who loved his children, it was evident. I could feel it when he spoke of them all.
Red was an incredible daughter-in-law to him...taking care of him with her husband...as they promised they would...in sickness & in health sometimes means your parents... I learned this by watching her. She was a champion in supporting Steve & she will be rewarded for her love & support! She never paused when something was needed- she just did it.
For all of the mistakes we make as humans...the loss is still so palpable once we leave. I am so relieved that they are at peace & are no longer suffering...I genuinely am...but it is with a heavy heart that I bid them a speedy journey into an eternal life of pure pleasure at the right hand of Our Father. I wish you both nothing but beautiful days ahead in your new Heavenly home. Rest at peace & know that no matter what...you did make a difference.
Peace & love be with you all...enjoy your today...wishing you all MILLIONS of tomorrows!!!
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4 comments:
I LOVE YOU!!!
i love you, moosh!
It's hard to believe that someone so young could possibly have lost a fight to cancer...makes me remember that I too am mortal.
PS--How did I not know that you have a blog?!?! I'm totally linking to you.
I was in complete shock. Mia was truly an angel, her faith was unwavering!
It was your blog that inspired me to begin writing...I'm not nearly as eloquent as you. :)
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