God saw you getting tired,
And a cure was not to be,
So He put His arms around you
And whispered “Come to Me”.
With tearful eyes we watched you,
and saw you pass away.
Although we loved you dearly,
We could not make you stay.
A Golden Heart stopped beating,
Hard working hands to rest,
God broke our hearts to prove to us,
He only takes the best.
I warn you now, this is going to be a sad post. Someone very dear to our family passed away yesterday.
Suddenly, unexpectedly, gone.
One minute you're exchanging emails, sending presents, making plans, then all of a sudden they simply aren't there anymore. There will be no reply to that email you sent. You can never say your grateful thank you for that parcel which only just arrived. Hopes held and plans made, all of a sudden have no meaning.
We still can't wrap our head around the reality that a person so vibrant, so hard working, so generous, so larger than life, so sarcastically hilarious, so loving, so thoughtful and just so alive is no longer here. It's totally surreal. When you can still recall their last phone call to you, read their last email, see so clearly their face in your mind.
My father passed in 2005 and I have lost other people I care about before. So you'd think I'd be prepared for the sadness, pain and loss that comes when someone else you care for deeply passes away. But nope, it really does sucker punch you. Right. In. The. Gut.
I made these Olive Oil & Chocolate Chip Cookies to send down to the family. I baked them with love, with tears flowing down my face and with the hope that something sweet would help just a little with the bitterness of their massive loss.
Please know we are grieving with you. Our thoughts and constant prayers are with you. Although we can only imagine what you are going through, we know what a special person he was and what a void his passing leaves in so many lives.
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