One of the events I have looked forward to the most as I have been planning my trip to Scotland was to pay a visit to a very special lady. Shortly before I retired as a school teacher, I had been searching for an epal from Scotland. My search was not a typical epal search. Instead, I looked up the Baptist denomination and sent a request for a pastor's wife close to my age. That search led me to a lovely lady who was a pastor's wife and mother of 4 children. Just like me. We have been corresponding for quite some time and she has been a joy to get to know.
But yesterday I read a Facebook post from her daughter about my friend's passing and I had to accept the fact that meeting her here on this earth was not going to be part of my dream. I take comfort in knowing that while I won't get to see her when I go to Scotland, I will get to see her when I go to heaven.
