A Bag of Silverware
A little over three years ago, right after my divorce, Lorie brought a bag of silverware to me. Lorie and I worked together but weren’t really friends at that point. She had just heard about my divorce and decided to stop by my office to see how I was doing. That’s just the type of person she was. At some point during the conversation Lorie decided that I needed help setting up my new home, so the next day she brought a bag of silverware to my office. Her husband was working for a property management company and it was his job to clear out recently vacated apartments. I guess in the process of vacating their apartments some tenants would leave things behind, so over time Lorie and her husband had accumulated a lot of silverware. Lorie gave me a bag of mismatched forks, knives, and spoons; there were way too many forks and too few knives. To this day I still use that mismatched and uneven set of knives, forks, and spoons. I guess I really did need that silverware and Lorie recognized that. I guess I really needed Lorie too.
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God must want Lorie in Heaven. We were so, so blessed to have her with us, and everyone in Heaven is going to be happier because now, they get to enjoy her sunshine and love.
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A man visited our church several years ago to speak to our class. He was a terminally ill cancer patient. Someone asked him "wasn't he afraid to leave his wife and children without any help, etc." and his response has gotten me through these kinds of horribly tough scenarios. He said that he figured if God was ready for him to come home, He already had someone in mind to help his family -in his place- so he was at peace with dying. Lorie always impressed me as a spiritual person and although it breaks my heart to think that her little ones will not have their mother in their lives (in body)...... I know that if this is God's will, she'll be watching out for them.
The loss of our loved one, Lorie, serves to remind me that NO ONE knows how much time we have left and that we should treat every single moment of every day as special and treasure it. We should applaud the struggles as they show that we have coping skills, praise the victories as they show how blessed we are, and hold out a helping hand to others as we would like a helping hand given to us. Lorie's smile always brightened a room and she always made me feel better,just by having had a visit with her. Her family can be proud of the beautiful person that she was.
She will be greatly missed.
With sincere sympathy,
Lori Nickell
Lorie had a beautiful spirit and it was always reflected in her face and smile. Her smile could light up a room and she always made you feel better by just seeing her. She will be greatly missed but she leaves behind a legacy of love and kindness that will never be forgotten.
Lorie simpre estuvo disponible para ayudar a otros. Recuerdo que cuando tuvo a su segunda bebe y la fui a visitar a su casa, ella me dijo que tan pronto se sintiera mejor de su cesarea iba a venir a ayudarme a doblar boletines (al igual que lo hizo cuando tuvo su primera hija) Mas que la ayuda para doblar boletines, ella estaba ahi conmigo y podiamos conversar, reirnos o llorar. Pero su ayuda no terminaba ahi, tambien me traia lunch. Ella siempre daba el "paquete completo" en su ayuda. Me asombra tanto ver que ella tenia una disposcicion para servir a otros sin esperar nada a cambio. Solo lo hacia todo porque ella era asi, servicial. Su bondad llegaba a tal punto que a veces cuando hablabamos, ella me contaba de algo triste que pasaba con algun familiar de alguien en el trabajo y se echaba a llorar como si conociese a esa persona. No era alguien que trabajaba con ella, a lo mejor ella ni siquiera conocia a esta persona, pero era suficiente que fuese un familiar o relacionado tuyo para que ella se sintiese triste con lo que estaba pasando. WOW!!!! Asi de grande era su corazon. La voy a extrañar tanto!!!!! Pero se que algun dia la volvere a ver y podre abrazarla y apretarla de nuevo. Nunca te olvidare Lorie. Tu amiga siempre, Mayra
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