For every legend, there is a Hero.
Nora... Is dead. It's rather hard to believe. *starts at the beginning* We went out to a small potluck this evening at a church *way* out on the prairie. And we went in, and, although there were four vehicles outside, only two people were inside. Upon finding out that all the others had gone out to the cemetery out behind the church, I went out, and braving the smell of freshly spread dung on the surrounding fields, went out to join them. There was a new grave dug over, with the earth still in a high mound... and... the tombstone read "Nora Keim 1906" Even standing there... I can remember her. Sure, I haven't seen her in a few years, ever since she moved to the states to live with her son... Now she was six feet away from me... just... infinitely far away. It's really a strange thought. I suppose death will take us all sometime or another. *can't say he's really afraid of it* Whatever comes, comes... I just pray she didn't suffer. ...and hopefully her ninety-nine years were good ones. *hopes he can one day learn that he was the reason for some happy memories in her life* ...rest well Nora... ...in loving memory of a loving woman: Nora Keim 1906-2005...
posted by K!77`/ at 11:50 PM
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*was silent a good while after reading this*
I knew a lady named Angela who struggled for a long time with breast cancer before she finally met her Lord. The only time I really got to know her was during that period, and it's interesting getting to know someone with the knowledge that you'll probably not have long here on Earth with them. She was an amazing lady and thinking about her love and strength still gets me teary and makes me smile... I remember being so confused when I learned of her death, because I could not cry for her, yet I could (and did) cry for a missionary family from our church who was leaving for Bolivia again. It wasn't until her funeral that the tears came, but with the knowledge that it was a wonderful woman who touched many people.
I don't know why I talked about all this, but Nora sounds a lot like Angela. May the people around them rest well in the Lord.
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