Sights, sounds, scents. All can unexpectedly evoke images in our mind and memory of someone we loved who is no longer here with us. The smell of doughnuts frying reminds me of my beloved aunt. The sight of candy corn in the fall always makes me smile as I remember a special association with my uncle. My dad's favorite song still makes me cry every time I hear it. Red candles remind me of my friend, gone far too soon.
Today, as we mourn the loss of my mother's closest friend, a woman who has been there with my mom through the deaths of two husbands, the raising of children, the horrors of adolescence, the joys of being grandparents, countless church pot lucks, Vacation Bible School weeks, and most especially, raising their voices together as they put faith in action through song, I am thinking about the distinctive laugh that was her hallmark. I can hear it now in my mind, as she exclaims, "Oh Donald," over something her husband said or did, laughing out loud even as she was exasperated with him.
Friday, September 7, 2012
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