Last night I went to Charleston for the visitation for Honey Graham Owens. I thought of her and our relationship all the way down there, how we rode to school each day together and kept up with her all these years, how all of her family went to SEMO and we kept the old ties and kept adding new bows. Then when I stepped into the gorgeous church, I felt the warmth enwrap me and I knew I had come home.
The line was long and my eyes flitted from one person to another. It was amazing how many people I knew and who recognized me instantly with "Janie, so glad to see you!" Or How is Rose Marie? or I see your Facebook". I saw so many people who have filled major roles in my life. By the time I reached Bob and Tom and Neel and Bill, I knew I had come home. Maybe to say "Goodbye" to Honey but also to remember...and praise God for his many blessings to me!
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