My Friend Wendy

On Wednesday, May 18th, my friend Wendy lost her battle with breast cancer. I have known Wendy for about 10 years. She had two daughters at the school where I taught and we were pregnant at the same time. Her third daughter, Emma, was born about six months before Beckett and about three years later they became great buddies in their Mother's Day Out class. I'm so thankful that Emma and "Bucket" (as she called him), became friends! Through their friendship, Sean and I had the pleasure of getting to know Wendy and her husband Joe. She was a wonderful wife to her husband, an amazing mother to her three daughters and a fantastic friend to many, many people. This picture was taken of Wendy and me about a year and a half ago at The Race for the Cure. 

The last couple of years had been hard and especially these last couple of months. She had been so very sick. She never complained and she worked so hard to be physically and mentally present for her girls! I am going to miss Wendy very much and I'm so thankful for her friendship and the amazing example of a giving, loving and serving woman that she has been for me. She trusted in and loved her Heavenly Father and I know that she is enjoying resting in His presence as she is now fully healed!

The song on my playlist was played at Wendy's memorial service this past Saturday. She had requested that the song be played at her service. The words of this song reveal that she knew that even through her pain and trials, she understood that this earth was not her home. I'm so thankful that she is free from the pain of cancer and that she has been healed from the aching of this life! 

When darkness seems to win

We know the pain reminds this heart

That this is not, this is not our home

It's not our home

Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops

What if Your healing comes through tears

And what if a thousand sleepless nights

Are what it takes to know You’re near

What if my greatest disappointments

Or the aching of this life

Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can’t satisfy

And what if trials of this life

The rain, the storms, the hardest nights

Are Your mercies in disguise