Renee...gone but not forgotten~

there is

 a place that lies within all of us

a feeling of loss

we have all felt

reguardless of how intimate your relationship was

we all experience the pain

of what it feels to lose a person

a precious life

i have sat here

 feeling numb this morning

my heart filled with saddness

a life

being mourned and celebrated

i don't really remember

how i stumbled upon Renee's blog

http://circlingmyhead.blogspot.com/

but

 i did

when i started reading her words

i felt i was walking down a path we had just visited

it was a hard reminder of what life can be

a life filled with unknown

unanswered questions

why

why did this have to happen

as i continued to read

i cried

i admired her strength

her courage

and

her willingness

to share her journey with so many

i did not comment but i think once

silent reader was i

as for me

her journey was too painful of a reminder

words were hard for me to put down

i do not think you need to spend years

 with someone to feel a connection

people come and go in our life

some stay for all our days

and others just moments in time

but

there are those few who pass through

who leave us with an impact

an impact so strong

an impact that maybe today tomorrow or years from now

you will remember

they are gone but never forgotten

“When you remember me, it means that you have carried something of who I am with you, that I have left some mark of who I am on who you are. It means that you can summon me back to your mind even though countless years and miles may stand between us. It means that if we meet again, you will know me. It means that even after I die, you can still see my face and hear my voice and speak to me in your heart.

For as long as you remember me, I am never entirely lost. When I'm feeling most ghost-like, it is your remembering me that helps remind me that I actually exist. When I'm feeling sad, it's my consolation. When I'm feeling happy, it's part of why I feel that way.

If you forget me, one of the ways I remember who I am will be gone. If you forget, part of who I am will be gone. "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." the good thief said from his cross (Luke 23:42). There are perhaps no more human words in all of Scripture, no prayer we can pray so well. ”

BJRuhe Frederick Buechner quotes

maybe you knew

maybe you had
 created a beautiful relationship with Renee

or maybe you were
 a silent reader as me

what i know is

we can all sit in silence
and
rejoice in her journey to a new place
we can all sit in silence
and give strength to her family
these who
 will have to be without their l♥ve
these who
hearts need time to heal
we can all send blessings
we can all let them know
their mother will not be forgotten

what

Renee

 has left us with is

grace

strength

 courage to live

inspiration

to continue finding greatness

even through our own pain

the importance of being heard

the ability to give and share words

to uplift one another

to lean on eachother

compassion

building friendships that will remain

she is

an example of beauty

and what this blogging community

brings forth in each of our lives

may Renee be carried on the wings of l♥ve
and
 fly above
soaring freely
circling the heads of those she l♥ved


gone
 but never forgotten
 will she be