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FOR STEFANY
"He calms the storm, so that its waves are still..." Psalm 107:29
After a long day at work (a gig muster before 7 am, clean-ups, practice sessions, rehearsal, late PT session in the hot sun), the last thing I wanted to do was go home only to cram dinner down real fast and go out again for an hour long flute lesson (although I looked forward to it immensely and knew the benefits of it). But as I walked back to my apartment I noticed a nice greenish blue package waiting for me, leaning against my door like a Christmas gift. I thought to myself, "it's not my birthday, i didn't buy anything, who would be sending me a package?" I turned over and looked at the surname of the sender and couldn't believe my eyes.
The name was the family of my dear friend Stefany, who passed away on the 4th of March, 2007. It had been cancer which took her from us. I remember talking to her on the phone during the days of getting back in touch with her from late 2006. She was living with her family, taking it easy, and I had put off too long to visit her. Before long it was too late. I sent a card to her family this year, because it had taken me a while to find the words to console the loved ones Stefany left behind. That and my resentment with holding off visiting her; to give her strength when she needed it most. It took a long time to get over that, and I'm still getting over it.
I opened the package as humble and as honored as I could. The package was filled with a nice journal/diary notepad and the left sleeve was filled with little momentos, both of her funeral service, and a couple pics from her last years. Finally there was a card from her family, showing their gratitude for my card I had sent. What particularly touched me was that in her last few months, so the letter explained, Stefany had been eagerly hoping to get well before seeing me. Wow. The blank diary/notepad had belonged to Stefany personally, and they explained it was now mine.
So I take this little momento of my dear friend. The pages are blank, and shall stay blank for as long as I keep it, in her honor and memory.
Geoff
The name was the family of my dear friend Stefany, who passed away on the 4th of March, 2007. It had been cancer which took her from us. I remember talking to her on the phone during the days of getting back in touch with her from late 2006. She was living with her family, taking it easy, and I had put off too long to visit her. Before long it was too late. I sent a card to her family this year, because it had taken me a while to find the words to console the loved ones Stefany left behind. That and my resentment with holding off visiting her; to give her strength when she needed it most. It took a long time to get over that, and I'm still getting over it.
I opened the package as humble and as honored as I could. The package was filled with a nice journal/diary notepad and the left sleeve was filled with little momentos, both of her funeral service, and a couple pics from her last years. Finally there was a card from her family, showing their gratitude for my card I had sent. What particularly touched me was that in her last few months, so the letter explained, Stefany had been eagerly hoping to get well before seeing me. Wow. The blank diary/notepad had belonged to Stefany personally, and they explained it was now mine.
So I take this little momento of my dear friend. The pages are blank, and shall stay blank for as long as I keep it, in her honor and memory.
Geoff
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