A Million Things

My friend died last week. It's a great loss because she was just a beautiful person with so many things to offer the world, mostly just love. She was so easy to talk to and made you feel like you were known and cared about. I just miss her. And I'm not nearly as close as so many others. I kept thinking about the things that I love about her and I tried to get it out in writing but this was the best I could do. She did a thousand little things that made people feel special and cared about, but the force behind who she was was her love of Jesus.

A Million Things

It's the memory of the moments
that I'm going to see the most
the waves from the parking lot
the smiles in the hall
Encouraging words in difficult times
I can't ever count it all.
The invitation to share
to be known and noticed
The beauty of truth in motion
life flowing out of promises spoken
It's the surrender in worship and service to the Lord
and the way she believed at the end of her days
It's a million things
but it's One Thing
a life poured out for others
a heart full of praise.