Wednesday, December 29, 2021
I met Terri when I worked for an organization that placed international students with host families. Those students became part of her family. She went above and beyond to treat those strangers as they were her own. That was her nature. She was kind. She was incredibly happy to lend a helping hand whenever she could, as often as she could.
She loved her family. She loved her puppies. She loved her husband, Levi. She loved her children. She was incredibly proud of her children and the adults they had become. She loved the people they were. How could she not? They sounded so like her.
Terri and I became fast friends. We spent many hours laughing and boy did she have a great laugh! I will miss that.
I will miss her asking me over for dinner, which turned out to look like a buffet at a restaurant. She was a great cook. And if possible, an even better baker! After an amazing dinner, she would serve the best cake. Fit for a king or a queen.
And that brings me back to Terri and Levi. While their time together seems much too short, their time together was valued and valuable to each other. Their love for each other was evident in the everyday ways they cared for each other. He, her King, and she, his Queen. Their love doesn’t end.
Rest easy my friend. Laugh with the angels and bake with the best. I miss you.
