Mr. Potts told me recently that he is a bit in awe of the community of friends that I have made by blogging. I told him that he couldn't imagine the half of it.
Over the weekend I received devastating news from my dear friends Trish and Molly. It was news that rocked me to my core about our friend Lisa. You may know her as the Bumpkin, but she'll always be dear Lisa to me.
Lisa showed me that beauty is found every day. Not just on days I look for it.
She taught me that the simplest of words, the kindness of strangers can lift a person up from dark places.
She showed me a heart, open to all, which had an endless capacity to love.
We've lost Lisa and yesterday when I got home, I cried for the friend that I loved, that I'd never had an opportunity to sit down in NOLA and share a long chat with.
The community of people who love Lisa is large and I know grief-stricken. While this grief is natural, I know that she'll want us to celebrate her and the love that she shared with so many of us and lift each other up.
Celebrate life, dear friends. Hug the ones you love extra tight when you see them next and remember to see the beauty that is all around you.
Lisa's Swing
xoxo
Over the weekend I received devastating news from my dear friends Trish and Molly. It was news that rocked me to my core about our friend Lisa. You may know her as the Bumpkin, but she'll always be dear Lisa to me.
Lisa showed me that beauty is found every day. Not just on days I look for it.
She taught me that the simplest of words, the kindness of strangers can lift a person up from dark places.
She showed me a heart, open to all, which had an endless capacity to love.
We've lost Lisa and yesterday when I got home, I cried for the friend that I loved, that I'd never had an opportunity to sit down in NOLA and share a long chat with.
The community of people who love Lisa is large and I know grief-stricken. While this grief is natural, I know that she'll want us to celebrate her and the love that she shared with so many of us and lift each other up.
Celebrate life, dear friends. Hug the ones you love extra tight when you see them next and remember to see the beauty that is all around you.
Lisa's Swingxoxo
11 comments:
As i wrote you earlier. I'm just shocked and sad.
It makes me want to get on a plane and visit every single blog friend right now. xoxo
That is heartbreaking...her family will be in my prayers and hugs to all the great bloggy friends out there.
I am so sorry to hear this sad news. THinking of you and all her friends and family.
Oh my goodness, Molly took the words out of my mouth. I am so sad that I never got to meet this amazing woman. I'm so glad we have a group of blog friends to lean on and get through this.
xoxoxo,
Julie
i'm so sorry for your loss and for her family's loss.
Kim, I'm so sorry. I didn't know her or read her blog, but I know how much my blogger friends mean to me. Even though I don't know you girls IRL, I feel like I do.
Thinking of you both today.
this news makes me so sad .. she always left me the dearest of comments. she will certainly be missed!
Oh, no! I didn't know Lisa, but she's a life, and her loss is sad!
I'm mourning your loss, too, dear friend!
Oh sweetie, I am so sorry to hear this. Let me know if there's anything I can do for you, I'll be praying for you, Lisa, and her family.
XOXO
I thought of you 100 times this weekend. I wanted to reach out and hug you and tell you that she is with us and watching over all of us ... you wrote such a beautiful tribute. she was the sweetest sweetest girl. this blogging community is amazing... we lost a dear friend... and like you i never had the chance to hang out on that swing with her... although I was invited many times xoxo
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