One of the sweetest gifts that I received after the funeral was a beautiful coffee mug with a prayer written on it. A sweet lady from my church who walks her own journey of grief from losing a child, brought it to me.On the front of it it says" I said a prayer for you today",and then on the back is a poem. For many months I would get up and drink my coffee from that cup. From only that cup... Getting up out of the bed in the morning after a very long,sad, night...that mug reminded me that I was not alone. I also have a picture of a prayer from another sweet family that stays by my bed to remind me that people are lifting me up...many people..
We are going to take a few days off for much needed time together. I wanted to leave this poem on here because I don't know if I will be able to post for several days.
Thank you all for staying here with me, and for all the prayers...
I SAID A PRAYER FOR YOU TODAY
AND KNOW GOD MUST HAVE HEARD
I FELT THE ANSWER IN MY HEART
ALTHOUGH HE SPOKE NO WORD
I DIDN'T ASK FOR WEALTH OR FAME
I KNEW YOU WOULDN'T MINd
I ASKED HIM TO SEND TREASURE'S
OF A FAR MORE LASTING KIND
I ASKED THAT HE'D BE NEAR TO YOU
AT THE START OF EACH NEW DAY
TO GRANT YOU HEALTH AND BLESSINGS
AND FRIENDS TO SHARE THE WAY
I ASKED FOR HAPPINESS FOR YOU
IN ALL THINGS GREAT AND SMALL
BUT IT WAS FOR HIS LOVING CARE
I PRAYED THE MOST OF ALL...
(frank zamboni)
Thank you for sharing that poem. Wow did I need that today. Hope you feel recharged and reconnected after a few days away. I love you.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you don't know me, but my name is Andrew, and your daughter and I were friends. I was a year ahead of her in high school, and she always had that personality that made her easy to love and made her a fast and long lasting friend. I have lived in Baton Rouge for the last 3 years, since graduation from VHS, but we remained friends and often we would message and chat with one another, mostly telling jokes and occasionally chatting about life. I don't know about Rachel, but for me, chatting with her and telling jokes brought happiness in even the darkest of times. She was one of those people that I could always count on to get a joke, laugh with me or at me, or to make me crack up. In my eyes your daughter was an angel, and she always will be. To put it simply, I loved her, she was a wonderful person and as long as I live I don't think there will ever be another Rachel. I pray for you and your family now, as I have since the beginning, and I know that one day there will be a line leading straight out the pearly gates of friends and loved ones waiting to see her again. May Gods love be with you all.
ReplyDeleteAndrew