My heart goes out to my childhood best friend this evening.  She learned of her father’s terminal illness a few months before my father passed away.  This past Thursday her father also succumbed to cancer.  His funeral is scheduled for tomorrow.

I have such wonderful memories of our bouncing between houses and spending time with her family.  Her dad had a great smile and was filled with a generous spirit and nature.  His faith helped him keep a strong perspective on both his family life and his battle with cancer.  As K tells me, he remained filled with love and faith until the end.

I wish I could travel home to see her during this time.  Sending messages of sympathy and prayers just doesn’t seem sufficient.  While we can never know the breadth and depth of each individual’s loss, I do feel that I can understand some of the pain she is feeling at the moment.  Our shared loss gives us one more connection over the years.

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