Aging Is Not Just Decay, You Know,

Ends Are For Yesterday, Not Tomorrows.

But They Wanted You. Time Is Not Something You Give Back. The Very Next Moment May Be Answer To Your Prayer. To Deny That Is To Deny The Most Important Part Of The Future.

If You Could Pack For Heaven, This Was How You'd Do It, Touching Everything, Taking Nothing.

Death Is The End Of A Lifetime, Not The End Of A Relationship.

Tell Me About Your Family," I Said. And So She Did. I Listened Intently As My Mother Went Through Each Branch Of The Tree. Years Later, After The Funeral, Maria Had Asked Me Questions About The Family - Who Was Related To Whom - And I Struggled. I Couldn't Remember. A Big Chunk Of Our History Had Been Buried With My Mother. You Should Never Let Your Past Disappear That Way.