Sweetest Soul

Today the sweetest soul left this earth and is now with our Heavenly Father.

Miriam was a comfort, understander, reminder, and much more.

She was someone you could have an honest conversation with and not feel the least bit judged.

When Mitch and I moved out to Utah I started to work at the same place as Miriam. She was still fairly new when I started but she would always help as much as she could.

She took me under her wing. She would always remind me when to do my homework, or when i need to turn in something for financial aid. 

She made some of the best baked goods I have even had. Her lemon cake was my favorite. She also made banana cake that would be like the most amazing banana bread ever.

One memory the I have of her natural comforting ability is when two of my coworkers announced that their wives were pregnant within the same week. I had broken down because Mitch and I had been trying for like a year and we still couldn't get pregnant. She instantly came and hugged me until I calmed down.

She would always be able to fix anyone's jewelry. She hand painted eggs that were honestly works of art but she was to humble to admit it. 

She would always make you feel like you were a great person. You never felt put down by her. She would always be willing to sacrifice for you. She always tried to make others happy before herself.

It was hard to get her to complain. She never wanted to be a burden, even when she wasn't. 

Thinking of her brings a smile to my face.

She isn't in pain anymore. 

She is happy.

It's hard to be happy in this time but I know she wouldn't want us to be sad. 

Tears are in my eyes, some of sadness, some of joy. Joy that she isn't suffering. Joy that she is in a better place then we are. Joy that she can see all her passed loved ones. Joy that she no longer has stage 4 lung cancer.

I am sad that I won't see her smiling face everyday at work. Sad I won't have someone to talk to about the books that we read. Sad that she is actually gone.

But I know she wouldn't want us to be sad. 

She was the sweetest soul.