Liz, A Life Well Loved

If you have the time to scroll through the few slides above you will see just a snippet of a life well lived and “a life well loved.” There are thousands of other photos that testify to the enormous amount of love that was not only received, but given by this gift from God we all knew simply as “Liz”.

We lost Liz three years ago. It’s hard to believe she’s been gone from us that long, but her spirit remains with us still, inside our hearts and minds. My daughters still repeat “Liz-isms” such as: get up! “happy happy school day”. They sorely miss her daily calls and we all talk about our many (sometimes) funny and always wonderful family adventures.

I wanted to write this on Saturday the 26th. day of September which would have marked the third year, but it was just too hard. Liz and I actually talked about our passing many times because we talked about everything. We never shared our intimate talks and I won’t share them now. I will only say that nothing could have prepared me for her loss. So, now I’ll just tell you how we met:

The Short Version

I was in 11th. grade detention hall falsely accused of some crime when I spotted her; a little blonde girl climbing over, then hiding underneath chairs. It was very curious but I was so captivated by this girl that (being an artist) I made a drawing of her. About two weeks later she appeared in art class and I recognized her right away. I found ways to pass her in the hallways just so I could say hi to her. After a few days we were sitting together and eight months later we were married. It was “love at first sight” and abundant love for 48 years. It was glorious!

Liz and I are both Christians, so even though it’s difficult living without her, there is great comfort in knowing we will be together again. I love you my Lizzy.