Somehow I've managed to put off writing this message. Kind of like I manage to put off doing those things in life that are really so simple, but I use the excuse of "I just don't have time". Kristy has been on my heart so much this last year, and I never made the time to find her.
Today I am going to her memorial service in Washington. How is it that someone, whom I haven't spoken to in years, has left such a void in my life? That is a testament to the person that Kristy was and what she did…once you met her, you'd never forget her. Even after she's gone from this earth, she continues to touch people's lives.
I knew Kristy as a child, we had so much fun together and I have many memories of time spent with her. I really can't remember why we went our separate ways when we moved onto high school. Maybe it was new friends, maybe it was that we were growing into different people…shoot, maybe it was a boy! What I remember is her big infectious laugh…and that she was my dear friend.
I am so thankful for this blog, through your messages I am getting to know Kristy as an adult and it makes me love her even more. It makes me want to be more like her. What a heart she had! If we could all be like her, the world would be a nicer place.
Father God, I thank you for this beautiful life you created and used for so much good. You sent her to touch the lives of so many people across this country, and she gladly followed your will with such grace and beauty. Thank you Lord for the gift of her friendship. I give you praise for the unity that her families have been able to find and I pray that their boys will always feel your love and warmth and that they will find comfort knowing that their mother is singing in heaven with you. Amen.
Our great commission in life is to love the Lord and to love each other. Let's remember to do that everyday.
Melissa (Chastain) Huffines
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