You shine like stars in the universe
As you hold out the word of life …
Philippians 2:15-16
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Recently, our very dear family friend, Liz LaVelle, was in a fatal car wreck. She turned twenty-years-old in June. Liz knew how to “cultivate inner beauty”. She had a passion for helping foster children and convinced her parents to be relief foster parents. My sister Elizabeth wrote this poem to honor Liz, and I wanted to share it with you.
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For She is Shiny
is death final?
i say no.
it is a period.
at the end of a beautiful run on sentence.
in the midst of a beautiful novel.
a novel where there is, written between the lines,
a message
a secret message
not one bottled up at sea
never plainly seen
but sung so clearly
no, death is not the end
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it’s a springboard for life
for her to unveil her love
to shine on
and to shine in
to her precious family here
she knows that love is eternal
that it lives
alive in our souls
for her to unveil her love
to shine on
and to shine in
to her precious family here
she knows that love is eternal
that it lives
alive in our souls
it is good to remember
to read again the lines
to read again between them
because there
you will find her
for she is shiny
her truth in life
her love in death
is shiny
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Elizabeth Smith Kendrick
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Liz’s grandmother is my “Mama Sherrill” Click here to read about her.
