Monday, December 14, 2009
I started to email you today...I went to pick up the phone to call you...I don't know where to start. How do I begin a farewell when I still can't believe you're gone? How do I say goodbye to a part of my soul? It is hard for me to believe you're gone, my primary influence, sustainer, supporter and wisest counselor has left me physically.
On the surface, my mother, Jo Kay, would not impress some as an extraordinary person. She was a loving wife and mother, a caring homemaker, a good and kind soul. But beneath her mortal cover, my mother was truly remarkable in many ways. In her heart was excessive love, unyielding faith and the courage of a thousand armies.
I know my mom would not want us to be sad today, though it is impossible to let her pass without many, many tears. But please pledge with me today, because I know she would want it this way - remember her only in joy and happiness. That is the gift she leaves for all of us.
I'd like to leave you all with this quote, by Helen Keller. She said, "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart"
IF, by the end of her life, my mother ended up touching all of your hearts ----then I ask you, what else can anyone ask for in this world, but to touch people's hearts. Thank you, Mom.
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