Keep Holding On

Today was a sad day. One of my good friends from high school had a tragedy happen in her life. Her wonderful father died this week after a very long battle with cancer. He fought for a very long time and finally God decided that he wanted to have him up in heaven with Him. My friend Margaret and i went to the funeral today to pay our respects and support our long time friend, Kristine.

I didnt think it was going to be as hard as it was. I thought i was just going to be there to support Kristine in her timeof need. But quickly after the service started, and after they started talking about what a wonderful man Tim (her father) was, i started crying. i cried because he really was a wonderful man, but mostly i cried for Kristine. She is entirely too young to be losing her father and i cant even imagine what she must be going through right now. But she is a strong girl. When i talked with her after the service she seemed to be taking the situation with incredible grace. You could tell she was so very sad, she didnt try to hide it. But there was a look in her eye that said that she was going to be ok. She accepted that her father was in a better place and that will never dampen their bond.

Kristine and i had been friends since the 9th grade. Actually it was kinda the four of us a lot of the time; me, sarah, margaret, and kristine. We were all in band together so we spent a lot of time together. We were all very close all through highschool but pretty much separated after graduation. sarah and i went to our university, kristine went to our state school, and maragaret went to the community college to get her gen ed stuff done. But we have all kept in relatively good touch. The one thing i regret is not being able to be there for her those last couple days. But i looked through my old high school pictures today and found this one....

im the one with my tongue out, sarah is the upside down one, margaret is the brunette with the facebook face on lol, and kristine is the blonde on the left. All four of us, so long ago, and still hanging on. One of the things that i learned today is that it doesnt really matter what happens, or how much time goes by without seeing eachother, we will always love eachother and be there for eachother no matter what. I LOVE YOU KRISTINE! I LOVE YOU MARGARET! I LOVE YOU SARAH!

~Meg