The smiles they wore are still undimmed and their goodness bright as gold, not dulled by time or distance but forever filling our hearts and minds. We are so much richer for having been blessed with their lives for whatever time we had together. We are strengthened through their having endured the hardships accompanying their illness with such valor. They are with their Lord now and yet are not gone from us.
Their lives are our lives and while we live, they shall continue to live...
Safe and secure within our hearts, urging us on when we falter, and laughing with us when the world shines round about. No they are not gone. They live within.
