Yesterday was a beautiful day. In light of the gospel reading for the day, Bruce wanted to climb a mountain (ha ha) We settled for Monument Hill is LaGrange, TX. where there was these beautiful cliffs which overlooked a quaint little town. We had a great time. About 2/3 of the way through our "hike" we crossed a couple with their grandchildren. Larry Hernandez began talking to us as if he had known us for years. Among the many stories he told us in our almost hour long conversation with them was a very touching story about their 16 year old daughter Jamie, whom they had lost to cancer almost a year ago (it will be a year on April 25)
Having spent that last year of her life in hospitals, Jamie became close friends with two other girls who were also dying of cancer: Emoni and another girl whom I can't remember her name (we'll call her Susie). Susie and Jamie died before Emoni. One mother's day of last year, Emoni told her mother, "I'm going home today." To which her mother replied, "No, honey, we are not going home today." Emoni told her mother that Jamie and Susie were here and they told her they were here to take her home. Jamie's mother Lupe looked at me with tears in her eyes and said, "I miss my baby everyday, but I know she is home and not in pain anymore."
Pray for us, Jamie Hernandez!!!
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