My beloved sister passed at 13:28 on Thursday, April 16th surrounded by family and close friends. I will forever be grateful I was there to share in one of life's most beautiful experiences. It is with sadness, yes, but she is now in such a better place and why should THAT make me sad. I will miss her, but she will not miss me as she is with me still. She has been a part of my life since I've been on this planet and it seems strange to now be without her physical presence. Now she has no excuse not to visit me.

Family has always been important to all of my siblings and this experience has brought us closer together. Tomorrow we will be spending the afternoon picking out pictures that we think would best depict her life to be included in her "Celebration of Life" service. I am very much looking forward to this as we all have stories that have never been told or recorded on pages of journals. Those will forever be committed to my memory and held near and dear to my heart.

May eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen.