On Thursday, God willing, I will be going to Pigeon Forge, TN to the WM Retreat. My heart is so excited to see what God is going to do; but saddened in another way. I will miss you so much Eunice Ferguson, you will never know how much. I will miss the beautiful smile, the peace that always surrounded you! The talks on the ride up and back from the Retreat! When Kline passed away, I thought to myself, I will never get to tell him about Miss Eunice jumping on the bed, misbehaving again. You see, I would always tease Miss Eunice by telling Kline on her to tell Miss Opal. She would always laugh that sweet laugh and say, Now Laura!, What I did not know at that moment was not only would I never have that opportunity to tell Kline again; but I would never have the opportunity to go to another Retreat with one of the dearest friends I have ever had. The day you left us; I felt like my heart was going to come out of my chest at the pain of loss. You see, God allows us to have angels in life and you, Miss Eunice were one of mine. I would sit in service and watch you intently listening to every word being preached, soaking it all in, and the way you we would rejoice at others being blessed when we would get back to the room. I can shut my eyes and see your bobby pins on the sink, along with your rollers. :) I can hear you pick up the phone and dial Miss Opal and Kline and tell them how much you loved them and missed them and how you wish they were with us.....we would all laugh.....Every year, we spoke of our precious parents, Every year I would watch tears roll down your face as you talked about holding your mother as she passed away. I can shut my eyes and see me thinking you were asleep on your bed and I eased over and stood up going to jump just one small time; only to squeal because you had reached your hand out and grabbed my ankle and laughed and laughed and laughed.......you taught me! lol.......So this week, I HONOR you, Ms. Eunice Ferguson, I challenge all of us to be Christ like; as you always were, and from the depths of this beating heart......I WILL MISS YOU UNTIL I GET HOME.....and then all I can say? Girl, I snuck in a box of HOT doughnuts! :) I can almost see God smiling, he knows our mansions are going to be close together so we can once again, Talk about the Rest of the Story. I thank God for all the angels he has and is going to place in my life; but you, Miss Eunice? will always have a special place in this old heart. L May I encourage every lady to treat their fellow sisters as if it will be the last retreat they will ever go to with them? Make it special, grab their hands and pray together, hug them, tell them how much you love them. We never know when it will be the last, treat it as such. :) Love you all! and I thank everyone who has made this possible for all of the rest of us. More than you will ever know.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 01:58:36 +0000
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