Posted by JDseller on October 18, 2012 at 23:36:32 from (208.126.196.144):
One of my oldest friends was buried today. She was the same age as my first wife and I. She was born right to the north of my home farm. All of us played together, went to school together and raise our kids together. Lots of things where all lived through together. She was the happiest person I have ever met. She never had a down day and I do mean ever. On the day she came home from being told her leukemia was back and that they could not do anything more she joked about finally winning something???? She was talking about her life insurance. Made us all laugh.
She left behind four wonderful kids and twelve grand kids. Her husband is just totally lost. We all have known she was going but when it finally happen we never where fully prepared for it.
She was the third wheel on many of my wife's and my dates. She was a good friend and we just enjoyed her being along.
Her family was very poor. She never had very much in the way of material things in her childhood. For our high school prom my wife bought her a new dress. It was the first new one she had ever had. I bought her a cameo brooch so she would have some jewelery to wear with her fancy dress to the prom. Actually my idea but my wife did the picking. LOL. She went and had the time of her life. Her date was a setup by my wife. My wife must have set them up well. They later married and they where able to enjoy their fortieth wedding anniversary this year.
I was taking it pretty well until the visitation last night. She looked just like she could have gotten up an been with us again. The thing that really tore me up was that she was wearing that prom dress and her cameo brooch. It just brought back loosing my wife all over again. So it was kind of like morning them both.
Her oldest daughter came to me today after the funeral. She told me her Mom wanted to be buried in that dress and her brooch. She said her mother always told her that wearing that outfit was the first time she felt like she was pretty.
I did not know what to say. I have been emotional all day since we got home. Not sure how to react to this. My feeling are all over the place.
I really do not like living to see my friends leave this world. There is getting to be fewer each year it seems.
Just add a minute to your prayers. May God receive her into his house where she can be with my wife again.
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