Erica's letter
To my dearest Aunt Lori,
I have sat here time and time again trying to figure out how I can summarize our amazing relationship in a tiny little synopsis on a page and then on top of that, make it rhyme. Well you'd be proud to hear me shout that " I can't do it." The love that I felt from you, not in any way biologically attached to me, was overwhelming. It proved to me that God was there, in us, in you, working His way through our friendship/love. We became closer than just "Aunt & Niece". I remember so vividly how much it meant to you that I called you Aunt Lori. And I remember just as vividly how I truly felt, I couldn't call you anything less. You deserved all the respect that title held and more. Because you became to me more than just a family member . Whether by marriage or blood you WERE my family member. I can best summarize our relationship by just saying through this medium how much you've meant to me over the last ten years we've known each other. If I ever had anything to say to you it would be this: You gave me peace when I felt strife, you held my hand when I thought my heart was breaking, you gave me the words of Scripture when I thought I was lost. I heard the Lord through your words and it gave me courage to continue on. Our time together made me realize that God was working a miracle
through us, together. We bonded together in a way that I can never describe in a little paragraph, because the English language simply does not hold enough adjectives to do you the justice that you deserve. I owe you so much, in so many ways. My Christianity was strengthened, by your love and your words and your strong convictions. You will forever hold my heart in your hands that are now residing in heaven with Our Savior Jesus Christ and I am looking forward to the day that I can join you, and I know you will smile down upon me and open up those ever welcoming arms of yours. You gave yourself fully to everyone that crossed your path, you never passed judgment or cast a discriminatory look. You were above that, you were one of God's chosen ones. I feel that deep within me, and I can't wait for the day that we get to meet again and I can see that glorious smile of yours.
Forever and Eternally,
Erica aka Ricky
