Gone Too Soon

I wasn't going to blog about this but I just feel moved to. On Wednesday night our dear friend Carmen Lee passed away from a heart attack. She was only 51. Carmen came into our life right about the time I graduated from High School. Becky and I worked at a daycare in Bedford that Carmen's kids attended. She was Ashlee's 3 year old teacher and struck up a friendship with Carmen. Carmen was the Matron of Honor at Spec's wedding and did the flowers for my wedding. How blessed was I that she could do that for me? She was amazing with flowers. She had Indian Hawthorne growing in her backyard and so she took that and made the amazing floral balls for the flower girls to carry. They were amazing. Carmen was someone that would not think twice about helping you if you were in need. She always put others first. She was diagnosed with cancer years ago and when she beat that everyone thought life would be great. How just wrong is it that after beating cancer she is taken from this world by a heart attack? Words can't explain how wrong it is. Becky said something to me the other day that made perfect sense. We are all here on this earth for a reason. Some are here for good others not so good. As soon as we fulfill our purpose our time is done and we are called home. It takes some decades to do that some only weeks. This idea does not necessarily make is easier for us left behind but hopefully brings peace. It is not ours to know until all is revealed when we meet the Lord but personally for me I wish I could know. Just to make the pain a little easier. Making sense of the loss helps the pain just a little.
Lots of love,
Raye