The 1st of November we spread 1/2 of my parents ashes off of the Avila Beach Pier. It was a beautifully windy, almost raining day !!! but we made it and were able to scatter the ashes in the wind off of the end of the pier. I read a poem. I searched high and low for something to read. I thought something needed to be said, read, or a prayer…

Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free
I’m following the path God laid for me.
I took his hand when I heard his call,
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work, to play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way,
I’ve found that peace at the end of the day.
If my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
Ah, yes, these things too I will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow,
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My Life’s been full, I savoured much,
Good friends, good times, a loved one’s touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief,
Don’t lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share with me,
God wanted me now, He set me free.

O Lord, grant those who have died the joy of Your Presence,
and us who are living the happiness of knowing this.

P.S.  The top and bottom pictures are from a few days later… nice and sunny…

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