Happy birthday Judith Jane. I miss you more each day but I know you are in Heaven celebrating your birthday with all your friends and family. Don't eat too much cake and ice cream because I will Need some when we celebrate together. I miss you more each day. Have fun on your "SPECIAL" Day. Luv you, Nanc
A sparrow is a symbolic bird. One of life, death and rebirth. It is a sacred bird. A messenger. I did not know this until I looked it up.
Sunday after learning of my dear friends passing. I played the sweetest of music. I kept hearing the chirping of a bird. I turned the music up but the chirping was persistant.
I went to the front porch to look to see if the bird was safe since there were cats in the round.
From the boughs of pine flew a sparrow to the rail of my porch. She looked at me and chattered, chirped and fluttered her wings. The cats within very close range looked peacefully upon her and rested their heads.
She flew back to the pine entangling herself with many friends and flew away.
I truly believe that the eyes of the sparrow upon me was a sign from my friend and I know she is home.
When Jill and I first got together she had told me stories about her Mom. How funny and kind and giving she was. People say those things all the time about people they love - but Jill was right.
Judy (AKA "Mama" which is what I called her) was one of the most caring, giving, funny, and loving people God has ever shared with the world.
She had a way of making people feel at ease. A way of making people feel loved. A way of making people laugh, even when they were hurting or in pain. There are so many wonderful memories we have shared over the last 12 years and I feel so honored to have known and loved Judy - and blessed that she loved me and considered me family.
Judy and I would love to play the "let's embarrass Jill game." Now this game included things like talking about "inappropriate" subjects or bodily functions, or just being outrageous and ridiculous. But we had great fun doing it. We might often get an eye roll or a comment from Jill like "really???" but we would just laugh together and keep going.
No matter how difficult a day it was for Judy she would always make someone laugh and make them feel loved.
When I hurt my ankle on our spiritual retreat a few years back she insisted Jill and I come stay with her and she nursed me back to health for months. Staying up late with me, giving me pain meds and wiping my tears when I was feeling scared and sorry for myself. She loved me right through it all!
I will always remember the fun times. The card games, the headsup games, the long talks that would inevitably end up with us both laughing (mostly at ourselves).
Judy has left such a wonderful mark on the people she knew and loved. There are no words to say how much I love her and how much I will miss her. I thank God that I was lucky enough to love her and be loved by her.
Here are just a few words that I will miss hearing from her and sharing with her!
-hump day
-camel toe
-heiner hiener
Love you Judy!!!
