Salt on a Wound

Today's service for my Great Aunt Sharon was beautiful. So many beautiful flowers and so many beautiful words spoken all for a very beautiful woman. Today was sad of course because it was our final goodbye but it is so hard to be too sad when I know how much better she feels now. No more pain or suffering, and waiting for all of us to join her again some day. This may sound odd but today at the service when a man said "What would Mrs. Sharon say if she were here right now?" I looked straight down at my half painted chipped toenails and I knew for a fact she would have seen them- and said something about them to me. I also know that the very next thing out of her mouth would have been to my mother telling her to quit mistreating me and take me to get some polish. :) Another thing not many of you know, but the last time I saw Aunt Sharon was at my Senior Awards Banquet. She was there with Robin and stopped by our table to say hello. She sat and talked with us for a good 20 minutes and the entire time she was there she oddly petted, yes pet, my arm the whole time she spoke to me and my mom. It was out of pure love and affection of course but I just don't think she realized how long she did it. Me and mom still giggle about that sometimes. One more thing, growing up when she began to sub at our emory school, high school I believe, and she subbed a few classes of mine sometimes. The thing is that she always INSISTED that everyone know that she was my aunt. I think she did it just to embarrass me. I am still not really sure why this embarrassed me so much but my goodness I just remember me hating it :). After she was done making me turn beat red she usually sat at my desk the remainder of the class and we just chit chatted and caught up. Between the two of us and how nosy we are we both got the 4-1-1 on anything we thought we needed to know. I remember leaving the class and being so glad she was there to help pass the time.

Megan and Robin- I think of milestones in your life that Sharon could have easily missed due to her terrible illness: Megan's beautiful wedding and the birth of her beautiful baby boy. Robin growing from a little girl into a beautiful young woman and graduating high school and your first year at college. These are just a few of the many times that she could have so easily said "I'm done" and missed but she didn't. She stood strong for her two girls until she knew you were both at a point in your life that she would be okay leaving you in. I know there is a lot more life left in you two girls and many things that she will physically miss, but know that she is with you now more than she ever got to be these past few years. She is now the strongest guardian angel you could possibly have and in your heart every second of everyday. I love you girls very much.

Raymon- I am tickled that you even read my blog. I never knew until this weekend.... I know this is especially hard on you, but I hope you realize how special you are to have God choose you to be with Sharon for her final years. You know He had to pick a special man to be with such a special woman :)