This week our Father took a lovely member of our family to himself. Elizabeth had struggled for many weeks with the results of the latest heart procedure she had undergone. At last, when the doctors conceded they could do no more, her face was peaceful and contented.
Elizabeth had always lived with a heart deficiency, and she underwent various procedures, including major surgery more than once, but she never craved attention, nor let it stop her trying to live as normal a life as she could. She was an inspiration to us all in her Stoic acceptance, and determination not to let it deny her an iota of enjoyment and achievement from her life. Elizabeth was, and is, an inspiration to all of us, especially when we carp at trifles, or complain that life is unfair to us.
Enjoy your happiness, Elizabeth, because we know that you are enjoying happiness that we cannot begin to understand. We miss you: we always will, but we trust our Father that he has every intention of bringing us all together again, and that there will then be no more partings, nor sadness.
Au revoir.
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4 comments:
Des, Your kind words pay a wonderful tribute to Elizabeth. She will be remembered and continue to inspire us. Love, Betsy
Dad,
You have a great gift in getting to the essence of one's being. We will his Elizabeth. Her courage throught all she had to deal with is an admiration to us all. Love Desi
Des,
That is a lovely tribute. What a pity Elizabeth will never get to see the nice things that have been written about her, nor realise how much shewas loved and how much she will be missed.
Philip and ethna
Hi Des,
Mam and dad asked me to let you know that they read the words you wrote about Elizabeth and thought it was a beautiful description of Elizabeth.
Your tribute seems to sum up Elizabeth perfectly and no doubt will be of great comfort to all who miss her now.
Manissax
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