Dedicated to a friend, Carolyn Miller, who lost her fight with a lung illness in September, 2009. When my sister Becky and myself traveled to PA to attend the funeral, we happened by this trail nearby the restaurant we gathered at later. This bridge we were about to cross is over 200 + years old...
When I reached the middle of the bridge, on the left...this is what was stuck between some of the rocks crevices. I was amazed, because I knew eventually the wind or rain would come by and blow it out of the way. But, for the instance we traveled over that bridge, it was especially there for us to view. Double click on the pic so you can read the precious gift of words on this poignant day.
This was the opposite side of the paper, it was obviously a spiritual tract to lead someone to Christ. Carolyn was a devout Catholic, and attending her funeral opened the door for me to understand just how much her faith had meant to her all of her life. To me, it seemed fitting that on the day she'd be buried that there was this tract offering someone else hope, faith, and a future for the taking...
Nearby only feet away was this attached flat on a stone...a promise that told me that even though Carolyn died, she lives. What a PROMISE to hold onto, isn't it?
I miss Carolyn, and I know my sister Becky does...as she was her very best friend for the past 11 years as her neighbor and confident. They shared lunches together, shopping together, and would laugh together remembering the first time we ever went to a craft show together, "SALE, SALE, SALE"...that's how Carolyn remembered me after that day.Well, I'll remember this bridge every time I think of Carolyn...and I'll remember that "one" person that left the tract behind made a difference to me that day of her funeral. I sometimes wonder if anyone else walked that bridge and found it...maybe they didn't know the Lord like Carolyn and I did. Only "He" and Carolyn know....
We miss you Carolyn....
~Doing my best to "Stay in the Day......~CC
1 comment:
Thank you so much my sissy, you always have encouraging words. I will pass on your sweetness to Carolyn's family.
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