Each of us has to face the loss of a personal friend, relative, husband, wife, child, mother, father, brother, sister and each of us has a unique way of dealing with it. There is no right or wrong way. Each person doesn't have the same timeline to deal with the stages of death. So as we are all different, like snowflakes or stars, it just takes time. Some of us are so traumatized by a close death~ we never get over it.
A few days ago I received a call from my cousin ... He gave me the sad news that his sister had passed away. I haven't seen her for many years since she moved to California, but in that instant I remembered so very much about this beautiful soul. To top the news off I had only spoken to her a few short weeks back. My point of reference was in the kind words she related to me ... and how much she loved my Dad, her Uncle and my Mom, her Aunt. I'm sure during our conversation she had no idea that she would be passing over into the eternal realm within 30 some odd days. It was a pleasant conversation and I am honored to have spoken to her.
It is often said how short life is and you should let those that you love know it. My memory is traveling back to events of those childhood days... although she was already a young women when I was a teenager. I remember I use to babysit her two young boys. I remember Christmas Eve celebrations at our Aunts' home. She was the one of the first granddaughter in our family and I was one of the younger cousins. I think growing up I idolized her and wished I could be as beautiful as she was. In our last conversation she commented on how she loved each and everyone of us..my siblings. She was proud of us and she too admired the women we grew into. So our Family Tree has lost another person...which is all part of Our Life Story.
Safe voyage..cuz..until we meet again. RIP Josephine Glorioso Houghtaling. 1/11/12 ^i^
So eloquently stated. May the Lord watch over and surround all of Josephine's loved ones, as she receives her divine radiant wings to soar amongst the Angels & her family. xoxo <3. ^¡^
ReplyDeleteShe is with her loved ones, and she no longer fears the unknown/DEATH. I think that when we are REBORN into the eternal realms, we see what LIFE was all about, and WHY we did what we did while we were EARTHBOUND.
DeleteA bright Light has gone out when she left this world and us behind. So glad I also got to speak to her after Christmas as well. We spoke about our families and the past and how much we missed it. Seems like her soul was already making a transition as she was not feeling well when I spoke to her and her deep pain she was in from her first son's recent death that tormented her. I will miss her yearly Christmas cards that arrives before all the others, and I will miss her, who was so full of life, she just drawn so many to her. She was amazing and special.
ReplyDeleteRoseann, this is a wonderful memorial to our cousin Bubby.
Love you
Angela
Thank you for your positive feedback, Angela. I just couldn't let her pass without a proper goodbye. I wish that we had gotten together with her in person thru the years. She had great insight and some wonderful friends, two of whom I met at Aunt Lena's house when Bubby was home on a visit. Time waits for no one..it just continues on.
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